R.J.L. v. G.M.H.

Appellant, J.D.H., appeals the termination of his parental rights to two children. Because the trial was unrecorded, we must reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

Petitioners, R.J.L. and T.N.L., filed a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption in the Circuit Court of Jasper County on April 21, 2015. Count I of the Petition sought the termination of the parental rights of Appellant and G.M.H. to minor children J.M.H. and A.M.E.H. That count was tried to the court on July 21, 2016. On July 28, 2016, the trial court entered its judgment terminating Appellant’s…