W.T. v. K.F.Y.

No. 5D10-4031.

59 So.3d 1216 (2011)

W.T., Father of K.J.T. and C.J.T., Children, Appellant, v. K.F.Y., Mother, and M.R.Y., Stepfather, of K.J.T. and C.J.T., Children, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Deen , Regional Counsel, Lori Loftis and Ryan Truskoski , Assistants Regional Counsel, Altamonte Springs, for Appellant.

Robyn A. Hudson of Robyn A. Hudson , P.A., Tavares, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The trial court terminated W.T.'s parental rights and granted Appellees' petition for stepparent adoption after a hearing. W.T. appeals the order terminating his parental rights because he is indigent and incarcerated and was unrepresented below. We agree that reversal is appropriate.

Despite receiving notice of the hearing and arranging to appear telephonically, the Department of Corrections inadvertently...

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