in the Interest of N.A.F., a Child

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Justice.

Molly, the mother of N.A.F., filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of N.A.F.’s father, Robert, asserting two statutory grounds. After a bench trial at which Robert did not appear, 1 the trial court terminated Robert’s parental rights on the sole ground that he failed to support N.A.F. in accordance with his ability. We will reverse the trial court’s termination order.

The natural right that exists between parents and their children is one of constitutional dimension. In re J.W.T., 872 S.W.2d 189, 194-95 (Tex.1994). A parent’s right to “the…