In Re the Adoption of K.W.: M.W. v. S.L. and T.L.

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

M.W. (“Father”) raises two issues on appeal. We address the dispositive issue, which we restate as whether the trial court violated Father’s due process rights when it failed to rule on his request for appointed counsel. Finding that Father’s due process rights were violated, we reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

K.W. was born on July 31, 2004 to A.W. (“Mother”) and Father. In the spring of 2008, Mother became ill with Crohn’s disease. Dissatisfied with her treatment by physicians, Father, an emergency medical technician, began stealing IV supplies, fluids,…