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
Indigent parents have a right to counsel in deprivation proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel in guardianship establishment and review matters, as well as in conservatorship terminations and some modifications.
Right to counsel
Indigent custodial parents are entitled to counsel in dependency proceedings following the initial temporary removal hearing.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents have a right to counsel upon request in involuntary termination of parental rights proceedings.
Due process requires counsel at critical stages
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has suggested there is a due process right to counsel at critical stages of termination of parental rights cases.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents are entitled to counsel in abuse/neglect proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for respondents in civil commitment proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent parents in abuse and termination of parental rights proceedings upon request.
Right to counsel
A plurality of the MI Supreme Court found a state due process right to counsel for indigent parents in termination of parental rights cases.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
The Michigan Supreme Court has said that trial courts have inherent power to appoint counsel for indigent litigants in order to render justice.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for the proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents have a right to representation by the public defender in termination of parental rights proceedings.
