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Hawai‘i Supreme Court: Indigent Parents Have the Right to Court-Appointed Counsel During Child Welfare Proceedings

In a unanimous opinion, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruled on 1/6/14 that indigent parents have a constitutional right to legal counsel in cases where the State seeks to place their children into the foster care system.

January 7, 2014

Hawai‘i Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments 12/5/13 on Case Involving the Due Process Rights of Indigent Parents in Child Welfare Proceedings

Extensive “friend of the court” brief in support of the right to court-appointed counsel was filed by Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii Foundation.

December 4, 2013