In the Interest of A.F.

Larson, J.:

In this “child in need of care” action, the paternal *233grandparents (C.F. and S.F.) appeal from the district court’s order that the maternal grandmother (E.B.) and the maternal grandfather (J.W.) remain the legal guardians of the minor child (A.F.).

A.F. was bom to R.F. and R.F. on July 17, 1986. The natural mother is a paraplegic due to spina bifida, with attendant physical and emotional problems. The natural father has been in and out of Topeka State Hospital since his adolescence.

Complications resulted in A.F. remaining hospitalized for four weeks after her birth but, after being…