In Re the Welfare of R.T.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

After trial, the two children of appellant father were found to be dependent and neglected on July 11, 1984. Father appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

On December 18, 1983, father drove his sons, R.T., then 11-years-old, and L.T., then 5-years-old, to the Rochester Salvation Army. He told them to go inside and that he was leaving the state. The children had no money or extra clothing and were dressed in soiled snowsuits. The Salvation Army called a crisis social worker who interviewed the boys. She learned that father had left, mother was in chemical dependency treatment, and the…