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
In adoption proceedings, the petitioner must pay the reasonable legal fees of the birth parents.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for an indigent subject of a civil commitment proceeding.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent respondents in sexually violent predator civil commitments.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for an indigent subject of a guardianship proceeding.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel upon request for a minor seeking to bypass the parental notification requirement for an abortion.
Discretionary appointment – Child support contempt
The New Hampshire Supreme Court held it is appropriate to appoint counsel in some child support civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel
A plurality of the NH Supreme Court found a right to counsel for indigent parents abuse/neglect cases, while a different plurality case did not.
Discretionary appointment – Military
A court may appoint counsel for any civil proceeding where a person in military service is a party.
Right to counsel
An indigent parent is entitled to the services of the public defender in an abuse/neglect proceeding.
Right to counsel
A child in an abuse/neglect proceeding is entitled to a "law guardian" protect his/her interests and express his/her wishes to the court.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents are entitled to the services of a public defender in termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
Children in termination of parental rights proceedings are entitled to the services of a law guardian.
