In re Adoption of T.N.J.

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court which involuntarily terminated the rights of L.A.J., the natural mother of T.N.J. and K.M.J. We must reverse and remand for the reasons herein stated.

The order which forms the basis of the instant appeal was entered on February 8, 1982. However, subsequent to the entry of the trial court’s order,1 the United *357States Supreme Court’s decision in Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed.2d 599 (1982) held that involuntary termination proceedings are governed by a “clear and convincing evidence” standard of proof,…