Adoption of A.W.S. and K.R.S.

¶1 A.W. (Mother) appeals the Nineteenth Judicial District Court’s order terminating her parental rights to her two minor children in a proceeding for adoption by the children’s stepmother. She raises two issues on appeal: whether the District Court erred when it did not appoint counsel to her for the involuntary termination proceeding, and whether the court’s decision to terminate her parental rights was based on clear and convincing evidence. Because we conclude that Mother has a constitutional right to counsel in this case, we do not reach the second issue.

¶2 We reverse and remand for…