Parents' rights to counsel in proceedings to terminate parental rights: factors to consider.
In June 1981 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents whose parental rights were in jeopardy of legal termination did not have an automatic right to appointed counsel. The author reports on the details and possible consequences of the Supreme Court's decision that are of immediate concern to child welfare professionals.
D002648:Child; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States