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.
Discretionary appointment of counsel – paternity (child)
A court may appoint counsel for a child in a paternity proceeding.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court has the discretion to appoint counsel for an indigent person in any civil case.
Right to counsel
The Illinois Supreme Court found a right to counsel in adoption cases under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Right to counsel
An appellate court found a right to counsel in civil contempt cases, and the decision may have been affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Illinois Supreme Court has said that some incarcerated individuals may be entitled to counsel on a case-by-case basis.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
Several appellate courts have suggested that trial courts have the inherent power to appoint counsel where necessary.
Right to counsel – Release of confined person’s medical records
indigent mental hospital inpatients have a right to counsel for hearings on release of their mental health records for investigative purposes.
Right to counsel
A court must arguably appoint counsel for respondents in certain involuntary treatment proceedings.
Right to counsel
A statute guarantees counsel for indigent respondents in adult protective proceedings.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a respondent in a guardianship proceeding.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel, paid for by the county, for a minor seeking to bypass parental consent for an abortion, including for the appeal.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent individuals subject to a court order of quarantine, isolation, or testing for communicable disease.
