In re M. L. G.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Leon Grizzle and Helen Grizzle separately appeal from the order of the Juvenile Court of Hall County, severing their parental rights to their daughter, M. L. G. On appeal, both parents contend that the evidence was insufficient to support the termination of their parental rights.

M. L. G., who is now 9 years old, has been in foster care since late 1977. The Department of Family and Children Services (the Department) began assisting the appellants in caring for M. L. G. before the child was 1 year old. On September 9, 1977, pursuant to an emergency shelter care order, the…