CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Legal Representation
.........For Parents
............Appeal
8 Cards On This Topic:

Indigent parents challenging judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of juvenile court from their custody and control are entitled to appointed appellate counsel.

Any indigent parent appealing a family court judgment terminating parental rights in a proceeding to free a child from parental custody and control is entitled to counsel.

Trial attorney has no legal or ethical duty to file notice of appeal on behalf of parent who has not consented to the filing.

Competent counsel for parents and children in dependency includes right to judicial review of claims of statutory ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Court not required to appoint counsel for indigent parent who is a respondent, but retains discretion to do so.

Court lacks authority to appoint appellate counsel for parent challenging termination order in private former CC §232 action.

Counsel should be appointed for indigent father where state appeals in a W&IC 11350 support proceeding.

Cases discussing various aspects of parents’ right to counsel on appeal.