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 the court to appoint counsel for indigent respondent parents in dependency cases.
Right to counsel
A statute requires appointed counsel for indigent respondent parents in termination cases, and permits appointment for indigent petitioners.
Right to counsel where custody is a “stage” of a dependency case
An appellate court found that a right to counsel could exist in certain kinds of custody proceedings pursuant to a statute.
Discretionary appointment of attorney
The court may appoint an attorney for unrepresented protective order petitioners.
Right to counsel
A court rule requires appointment of counsel for indigent parents in state-initiated termination of parental rights cases.
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
Colorado statutes guarantee counsel for the proposed ward in guardianship establishment and termination, but it requires a request.
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.
