MONACO, J.
We are once again presented with a troubling "consent default" growing out of a proceeding to terminate parental rights. We conclude under the circumstances that the parent should not have been defaulted for failing to attend the termination hearing, and accordingly reverse.
Briefly, D.M., the mother of two children, C.L. and C.L., is legally blind and has a number of other physical disabilities. Her two children were determined to be dependent...
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