Carter

This appeal is from a juvenile court judgment finding that the "allegations of the petition filed October 31, 1966, are true and said petition is sustained; . . . and that minor comes within the provisions of section 600(a) of the Juvenile Court Law . . . [and] that minor is adjudged and declared a dependent child of the Court under Section 600(a) of the Juvenile Court Law; that custody of minor is taken from the parents and guardians and minor is committed to the care, custody and control of the Probation Officer for suitable placement. . . J’*

*400 The appeal is from the judgment of declaration of dependency and from the order of disposition, and is taken by the father of the minor, who is an interested party in the proceedings.

The evidence pictures a segment of the life of a 10-year old minor caught in the problems of a broken home.

Some time prior to October 27, 1966, the marriage of minor’s mother and father had terminated in divorce. The minor’s custody had been awarded to the mother in the judgment of divorce. On October 27, the mother, Jewell L., was in an intoxicated and hysterical state, and the home was in a dirty and cluttered condition. The minor was present.…