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 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.
Right to counsel
A court must appoint an attorney for a child 14 or older in a contested adoption case.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court rule permits the court to appoint counsel for a child in an adoption proceeding.
Right to counsel
A combination of legislation and court rules requires appointment of an attorney for a child in an adoption case.
Right to counsel
Federal law requires the government to work to secure counsel for unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings.
