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 Delaware Supreme Court said there is a right to counsel for indigent defendants in state-brought contempt cases if they face incarceration.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Delaware Supreme Court has suggested that appointment of counsel may be appropriate in some paternity cases.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Delaware Supreme Court has said that due process requires a case-by-case determination for appointment of counsel in dependency cases.
Right to counsel
Florida guarantees counsel for indigent defendant parents at all stages of dependency cases.
Right to counsel
Florida guarantees counsel for indigent parents in all stages of termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for respondents in adult protective proceedings.
Right to counsel
Florida requires appointment of counsel for respondents in a variety of involuntary commitment scenarios.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel only for hospitalization or isolation orders for a person with tuberculosis or a sexually transmissible disease.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent persons being committed as sexually violent predators.
Right to counsel – Unaccompanied minor
Florida provides a right for unaccompanied minors to have petitions for special status filed on their behalf.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel upon request for a minor who seeks to judicially bypass the parental notification/consent requirement for abortion.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel if a petition is filed to determine incapacity (a precursor to guardianship).
