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.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The court can appoint counsel for a child in dissolution cases in some situations.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court can appoint counsel for some contempt matters against parents that relate to minors.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel upon request for minors seeking to bypass the parental consent requirement for an abortion.
Right to counsel
The court must appoint counsel for an indigent defendant in a sexually violent person case.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Arizona Supreme Court held that due process sometimes requires courts to appoint independent counsel for minors in dependency proceedings.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Arizona Supreme Court held that due process sometimes requires courts to appoint independent counsel for minors in custody proceedings.
Right to counsel
A statute requires appointment of counsel for indigent parents in termination proceedings.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents in dependency proceedings have the right to counsel upon request.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for in mental health- and substance dependency-related civil commitment, at least for adult respondents.
Right to counsel
There is a right to appointed counsel in proceedings under the Adult Maltreatment Custody Act to commit custody of a person to the state.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel to either side in a housing discrimination case, if indigent.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel upon request to a minor seeking to obtain a waiver of the requirement of parental consent for an abortion.
