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
Children have a right to an attorney guardian ad litem in abuse and termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
Children are entitled to appointment of counsel in adoption proceedings.
Right to counsel
Parents have a right to counsel in adoption consent waiver proceedings.
Right to counsel
Children in abuse and TPR proceedings who are 14 or older are entitled to client-directed counsel and younger children to an attorney GAL.
Right to counsel
Children in termination of parental rights proceedings must be appointed a GAL who is an attorney.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Oklahoma Supreme Court held a trial court has the power to appoint counsel in any civil proceeding.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A Missouri court held that trial courts have the inherent power to appoint counsel in civil cases.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint counsel for the child in certain custody cases and may appoint counsel in others.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Washington Court of Appeals held that a court may appoint counsel in a paternity case.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel in Minnesota child support contempt proceedings where incarceration is a potential outcome.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
It is possible that there is a discretionary appointment of counsel for parents in adoption cases.
Right to counsel
Children in adoptions must be appointed a GAL if the child has no guardian or conflicts with the guardian, and the GAL must be an attorney.
