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
Several intermediate courts have found a right to counsel in civil contempt proceedings, although others have not.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent parents in abuse/neglect proceedings, although not at the emergency hearing.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for children in abuse/neglect proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent parents and putative fathers in adoption proceedings including in voluntary relinquishments.
Right to counsel
A court may appoint an attorney ad litem for a child in a private custody dispute.
Right to counsel
There is an arguable right to counsel for indigent parents in termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is an arguable right to counsel for children in termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for all children in contested private adoption proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the indigent subject of a civil commitment proceeding.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for unrepresented adults subject to guardianship/conservatorship matters, but only upon request.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for an indigent respondent in civil contempt proceedings.
Right to counsel – Alleged noncompliance with livestock regulations
There is a right to counsel for cases about compliance with livestock disease control measures implemented by the State Board of Agriculture.
