In the Interest of D.V.

Davis, J.:

The natural father, K.P., appeals the severance of his parental rights to his minor child, D.V., claiming that (1) *789hearsay evidence was erroneously admitted, (2) the evidence was insufficient, and (3) no adjudication was made as to him that his child was a child in need of care. We affirm.

D.V. was bom to C.V. and K.P. in 1982. In December 1986, D.V. was adjudicated a child in need of care. The allegations in that petition concerned the natural mother’s conduct only. K.P. was not present at the hearing, although he was represented by counsel. In 1987, after efforts failed to…