In re T.D.

HUNTER, JR., ROBERT N., Judge.

Respondent appeals from orders terminating her parental rights to her minor children, T.D. ("Thomas") and J.D. ("Jackson").1 Because we cannot discern from the record on appeal whether respondent received ineffective assistance from her trial counsel during the proceedings to terminate her parental rights, we remand to the trial court for a hearing on this issue.

Respondent has a long history of abusing controlled substances, entering and completing substance abuse programs, but then relapsing. Orange County Department of Social Services ("DSS") initiated the…