Right to counsel
Litigation, Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents
In In re Meko M., 272 A.D.2d 953, 954 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000), the court stated that "A parent facing removal of a child from his or her home has a fundamental right to an attorney”, and cited to In re Ella B., 285 N.E.2d 288 (N.Y. 1972), which recognized a constitutional right to counsel in child welfare cases. The state high court has not revisited Ella B. since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Lassiter.
Appointment of Counsel:
categorical
Qualified:
yes
