State v. Bachelor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This appeal derives from a two-step proceeding culminating in deprivation of parental rights under K. S. A. 1972 Supp. 38-824.

The appellants, Virgil Bachelor and Delores Lee Bachelor, are the natural parents of John R. Bachelor, who was bom May 10, 1969. Shortly after John’s birth, his mother Delores began experiencing epileptic seizures. In January, 1970, she suffered a severe seizure by reason of which she was hospitalized for three weeks at Lamed State Hospital. On April 20, 1970, as a result of a proceeding in the Sedgwick county…