In the Interest of Hambelton

Abbott, J.:

This is an appeal from a court order finding the natural father, John Hambelton, to be an unfit person to have the care and custody of his son, Eric Hambelton, and permanently depriving him of parental rights. The issues are the sufficiency of the evidence to support findings of dependency and neglect and of parental unfitness.

Eric Hambelton was born December 12, 1969. Eric’s natural parents are Barbara Hambelton and the appellant, John Hambelton. Barbara Hambelton’s parental rights were severed on February 4,1976, and this appeal does not involve her in any manner.

The Hambeltons…