Right to counsel

Kansas , Legislation , Parentage - Defendant/Respondent

Kan. Stat. § 23-2219(a) and (b) lay out parameters for providing legal help in paternity cases for petitioners and children, and then part (c) specifies, “The court shall appoint counsel for any other party to the action who is financially unable to obtain counsel.”

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.