In Re: Katelyn R.

Syllabus

The Department of Children's Services (\DCS\) removed two children from their parents' custody in May of 2020. After a long period in which DCS did not hear from the children's father, and the father made no progress on his permanency plan, DCS filed a petition to terminate the father's parental rights. Following a bench trial, the Juvenile Court for Overton County (the \juvenile court\) found that DCS proved five statutory grounds for termination of the father's parental rights by clear and convincing evidence. The juvenile court also found, by clear and convincing evidence, that termination of the father's parental rights was in the children's best interests. The father appeals and, discerning no error, we affirm.