Alabama § 12-15-305 Right to Counsel for Petitioners or Respondent Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians in Dependency Proceedings

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-15-305 — Right to Counsel for Petitioners or Respondent Parents, Legal Guardians, or Legal Custodians in Dependency Proceedings

Alabama § 12-15-305

Title 12Courts

Ch. 15Juvenile Proceedings

Art. 3Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights

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Ala. Code § 12-15-305 (2026).

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(a)Upon request and a finding of indigency, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner and may order recoupment of the fees of the attorney to be paid to the State of Alabama.

(b)In dependency and termination of parental rights cases, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines that he or she is indigent, counsel shall be appointed where the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel.

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(a) Upon request and a finding of indigency, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney to represent the petitioner and may order recoupment of the fees of the attorney to be paid to the State of Alabama.
(b) In dependency and termination of parental rights cases, the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian shall be informed of his or her right to be represented by counsel and, if the juvenile court determines that he or she is indigent, counsel shall be appointed where the respondent parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unable for financial reasons to retain his or her own counsel.