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 Arkansas Supreme Court found a state and federal constitutional due process right to counsel for involuntary custody due to mistreatment.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The high court has said courts have the inherent power to appoint counsel generally in civil cases in certain circumstances.
Right to counsel
A statute requires counsel for indigent parents for all stages of dependency proceedings.
Right to counsel
A statute requires the appointment of counsel for indigent parents in termination of parental rights proceedings.
Discretionary appointment of counsel – education
A court may appoint counsel for children in School Attendance Law cases.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for children in custody proceedings.
Right to counsel
Colorado statutes guarantee counsel for the proposed ward in guardianship establishment and termination, but it requires a request.
Right to counsel
There is a statutory right to counsel for sterilization of developmentally disabled persons.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for either side in a housing discrimination case, if indigent.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a minor seeking to waive the parental notification requirement for abortion.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court must appoint counsel for child unless it determines there would be no benefit to doing so, and the attorney acts as a GAL.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel for indigent parents in some situations, while it is discretionary in others.
