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
Adult indigent respondents have the right to counsel in mental health and other commitments, as do some minors in certain commitment matters.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent respondents in quarantine, isolation, and vaccination proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent respondents in conservatorship proceedings, including the review proceedings, and guardianships.
Right to counsel
Indigent putative fathers have a right to counsel in paternity proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent defendants in family law contempt cases if incarceration is a possibility.
Right to counsel
The Connecticut Supreme Court held there is a right to counsel under the state and federal constitutions in state-initiated paternity cases.
Right to counsel
A lower court held there is a right to counsel in child support determination hearings if paternity is established.
Right to counsel
A federal court and several Connecticut state courts have found a right to counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel
An indigent parent has a right to counsel at all critical stages of an abuse or termination matter.
Right to counsel
Children have a right to an attorney ad litem in abuse and TPR proceedings and the court can appoint client-directed counsel as well.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court has discretion to appoint counsel for parents in certain custody proceedings.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A statute allows a judge to appoint counsel for a minor in a third party custody proceeding.
