In Re Adoption of M.A.R.

DEBORAH B. BARNES, Presiding Judge.

T1 Jeffrey Price Rodgers (Father), the natural father of the minor children M.A.R. and CAR. (Children), appeals the trial court's Order filed on November 7, 2008, declaring Children eligible for adoption without Father's consent. We reverse and remand with instructions.1

*547FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

T2 Father and Nancy Pierce (Mother) were divorced in 2002. The decree of divoree granted custody of Children to Mother2 and ordered Father to pay, during the time period relevant to this appeal,3 $433 a month for child support. Father was also granted visitation…