G.C. v. W.J.

No. 1D05-2103.

917 So.2d 998 (2005)

G.C., Appellant, v. W.J. and T.J., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellant, Pro Se.

L. Jack Gibney, Esquire, Jacksonville, for Appellee.


HAWKES, J.

Appellant is the incarcerated, unmarried biological father of Baby Girl Jones. He argues indigence and that the trial court erred by denying him the assistance of appointed counsel in responding to Appellees' petition to terminate his parental rights under chapter 63, Florida Statutes (2003). We agree and reverse.

Appellant made two separate requests for counsel.1 In denying the second request, the trial court concluded...

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