Long v. Long

RAWLINGS, Justice.

Joe and Hazel Long appeal trial court’s termination of their parental relationship with Angel Long in a Section 232.41(2)(e), The Code 1973 proceeding. We affirm.

Before Angel’s birth, January 22, 1973, her natural father had died. Thereupon the mother, Hazel, married Joe Long.

March 2, 1973, Angel, then less than six weeks old, was referred to the Department of Social Services because of suspected child abuse. A medical examination revealed the child had a fracture of the lower right leg and a small healing scar on one hand. The physician also found Angel malnourished, pale,…