Civil RTC News
This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.
Right to counsel
Children have a right to counsel in truancy proceedings (which are treated as a "child in need of services" matter).
Right to counsel
Children 14 and older have a right to counsel in truancy cases (which are handled as "family in need of court-order services" matters).
Right to counsel
Children in New York have a right to counsel in truancy cases (which are treated as "person in need of supervision matters).
Right to counsel
An indigent child in North Carolina only has a right to counsel in truancy cases in certain situations.
Right to counsel
Indigent children in North Dakota have a qualified right to counsel in truancy cases (which are treated as an "unruly child" matter).
Right to counsel
A federal district court recognized a right to counsel in Maine proceedings for incarceration for failure to pay fees/fines.
Right to counsel
Minors have a right to counsel in proceedings to determine whether they have to report as sex offenders when committing a sex-related offense.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint an attorney-GAL for a child in a private custody proceeding.
No such proceeding
Maryland has no parental input requirement: a minor can get an abortion if the doctor determines the minor is mature and capable of consenting.
Right to counsel
An indigent child has a right to counsel in Ohio truancy proceedings (which are treated either as "unruly child" or delinquency matters).
Right to counsel
Children in Oklahoma truancy proceedings (which are treated as a child in need of supervision offense) have a right to counsel.
