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
The court may appoint counsel for the child in a private custody proceeding.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a minor seeking to bypass parental consent, but not parental notification, for an abortion.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Utah Supreme Court has said that trial courts can appoint counsel in any civil matter, even for a non-indigent litigant.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
Counsel may be appointed for indigent parents in abuse/neglect proceedings.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
Counsel for indigent parents in termination cases is on a case-by-case basis, but counsel is appointed routinely.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for children in abuse and termination of parental rights cases.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents have a right to counsel in termination proceedings under the Adoption Act.
Right to counsel
Children have a right to counsel in termination proceedings under the Adoption Act.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a minor in a divorce proceeding regarding custody and support.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for individuals in civil commitment due to mental health or intellectual disability.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the indigent subject of a guardianship proceeding.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the indigent intellectually disabled subject of a sterilization proceeding.
