HB129 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rich Wingo

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Relating to juvenile dependency proceedings; to establish indigency requirements and limit eligibility for court-appointed counsel for parents who have parental rights terminated.

Description

Existing law provides that a petitioner or respondent in a juvenile dependency case may receive the services of court appointed counsel if the court makes a finding of indigency.

This bill would establish requirements for a finding of indigency in juvenile dependency cases and would establish a limit on the use of court appointed counsel for a petitioner who has already had parental rights terminated.

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Subjects

Juveniles