In Interest of Farmer

Caporale, District Judge.

Judy Ann Farmer appeals from an order entered by the separate juvenile court of Douglas County, Nebraska, dated March 26,1981, terminating her parental rights to Leslie Ann Farmer, a minor, born January 28, 1970. We affirm.

An appeal from an order terminating parental rights requires a de novo review. In re Interest of Bird Head, 209 Neb. 575, 308 N.W.2d 837 (1981); In re Interest of Stoppkotte, ante p. 1, 312 N.W.2d 454 (1981). It is well established that courts may not properly deprive a parent of the custody of a minor child unless it is affirmatively shown that…