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
A statute requires appointment of counsel for indigent parents in termination proceedings upon request.
Right to counsel
Indigent custodial parents in dependency proceedings have the right to counsel upon request.
Right to counsel
Indigent parents have a right to counsel in all stages of abuse cases, which includes termination of parental rights proceedings.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for persons subject to involuntary short- and long-term treatment.
Right to counsel
Adult indigent respondents have the right to counsel in mental health and other commitments, as do some minors in certain commitment matters.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel for indigent respondents in conservatorship proceedings, including the review proceedings, and guardianships.
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Florida requires appointment of counsel for respondents in a variety of involuntary commitment scenarios.
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
There is a right to counsel in various types of guardianship situations, although in some cases the attorney serves in an ad litem role.
Right to counsel
A court has interpreted a Kentucky statute to require counsel for indigent defendants in civil contempt cases.
Right to counsel
Indigent custodial parents are entitled to counsel in dependency proceedings following the initial temporary removal hearing.
