In Re Prater

Darlene Davis and Reginald Prater are before us appealing an order terminating their parental rights to their three minor children, Karlene Lee Prater, Reginald Karl Prater, and Ashley Nicole Prater. We affirm.

This action originated when a petition alleging neglect of Karlene and Reginald was filed on September 25, 1987, while Davis was pregnant with Ashley. At the pretrial hearing, respondents admitted the allegations set forth in the petition. They were living with the children in a home furnished with only a stove, a kitchen table, a television, and a mattress. The home’s other furnishings…