CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Legal Representation
.........For Parents
............Dependency: Case Law
 10 Cards On This Topic:
  • Juvenile court improperly considered need-based SSI benefits in determining parent's ability to pay for legal services of attorney appointed by the court to represent parent and minor in dependency proceeding.
  • Properly advised parent may voluntarily waive right to be represented by competent appointed counsel; once right waived, parent may not complain about her chosen counsel's lack of juvenile dependency qualifications.
  • Because F had appointed counsel present to represent his interests at jurisdictional/ dispositional hearing, he was afforded requisite due process right of parent to be heard.
  • Panel attorneys representing parties in L.A. County dependency cases have no contractual right to specified hourly rate for duration of existing cases.
  • Court under no obligation to appoint counsel for indigent parent who chooses to be absent from proceedings and makes no request for counsel.
  • Parent does not have a constitutional right to appointed counsel at W&IC 366.26 hearing.
  • Under some circumstances, parent has constitutional and statutory right to counsel at dependency hearing, especially if sexual molestation alleged; also entitled to effective assistance.
  • Dissolution trial court not permitted to make fees award in favor of wife’s juvenile court counsel.
  • Former CC §237.5 requires court appoint counsel for indigent parent, whether or not parent is present in court.
  • Cases discussing legal representation for parents.


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