Elrod v. Hall County Department of Family & Children Services

Marshall, Judge.

This appeal is from the order of the Juvenile Court of Hall County permanently terminating appellant’s paternal rights. The natural mother voluntarily consented to a relinquishment of her maternal rights and is not a party to this appeal.

The facts show that appellant, Jerry Elrod, is the natural father of a five-year-old male child, Joey Elrod. Appellant was involved in two automobile accidents between 1966 and 1968. Both involved head injuries. As a combined result, appellant underwent confined medical treatment for a period of three or four years at the State Hospital in…