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
The KS Supreme Court found a due process right to counsel in termination cases, and later, an intermediate court pointed to inherent power.
Right to counsel
An appellate court found a federal constitutional due process right to counsel in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
A court has interpreted a Kentucky statute to require counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
Indigent custodial parents are entitled to counsel in dependency proceedings following the initial temporary removal hearing.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents have a right to counsel upon request in involuntary termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
A minor seeking to bypass the parental consent requirement for abortion has a right to counsel upon request.
Right to attorney guardian ad litem – Incarcerated persons failing to defend
A court must appoint an attorney as guardian ad litem for any incarcerated person that fails to defend against a civil action.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for either side in a housing discrimination case.
Right to counsel
Unrepresented respondents in temporary and permanent guardianship / conservatorship establishment matters have the right to counsel.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the subject of various civil commitment proceedings, including for minors.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for any indigent litigant in a civil case.
