People ex rel. T.M.

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

S.M. (father) appeals the trial court's summary judgment terminating the parent-child legal relationship between him and his children, TM. and J.M. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

At the time of the filing of the dependency and neglect petition in April 2009, TM. was three years old and J.M. was eight years old. The children were adjudicated dependent and neglected as to their mother, in June 2009, and she confessed to the termination of her parental rights in January 2010. The trial court adjudicated TM. and J.M.…