In the Matter of Kathleen K.
Annotate this CaseThe Family Court terminated Stephen K.'s parental rights due to his persistent failure to comply with court-mandated conditions and the lack of evidence evincing efforts to adequately provide for his family. At issue was whether Stephen K.'s application to represent himself was unequivocal and timely. The court affirmed the Appellate Division's unanimous holding that his application was not unequivocal and timely where counsel proffered no compelling circumstances to justify the need to grant the application and where there was nothing in the record to indicate that a compelling factor had arisen to warrant particular consideration by the court.
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