In the Matter of Nelson

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

The father and his fourteen-year-old daughter conferred with a representative of the Department of Human Resources (department). At that time both of them were in apparent accord that they were incompatible and that they disagreed with each other to the extent that the daughter should not reside with the father until she had received counseling which improved her mental attitude and emotional health. The father signed a petition, and it was filed in the juvenile court. The petition averred that the daughter was in need of supervision because she…