KEYSER, Justice.
This is a proceeding under the Juvenile Procedure Act, 33 V.S.A., Chapter 12. On October 17, 1969, the state's attorney for the county of Washington brought a petition to District Court, alleging that Edward James Rathburn, a minor, was a neglected child. The petition alleged that "The child has improper parental care due to mental illness of the mother and the lack of a father" and it was on this ground that the case was tried and decided.
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