In the Interest of Kerns

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal by the parents, Frank and Anna Kerns, from a judgment depriving them of their parental rights as to three minor children, pursuant to K.S.A. 38-824 (this statute was amended in 1976 and 1978, but the amendments make no changes relevant herein).

The facts are lengthy and complex as is borne out by the trial court’s summary of the evidence which extends over some twenty-five single-spaced pages. Nothing would be gained from including a detailed recitation of the trial court’s evidentiary statement. Rather, the facts will be…