Justice Administrative Commission v. McNeilly
Justice Administrative Commission v. McNeilly
Opinion of the Court
The Justice Administrative Commission (JAC) seeks certiorari review of an order requiring it to pay the attorney fees of a mother’s court-appointed private counsel in a termination of parental rights proceeding. The record reflects that counsel was appointed after the mother had executed a voluntary written surrender of her parental rights.
GRANT PETITION, ORDER QUASHED.
. The mother never challenged the voluntariness of her surrender of parental rights.
. Section 39.807 Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.
(l)(a) At each stage of the proceeding under this part, the court shall advise the parent of the right to have counsel present. The court shall appoint counsel for indigent parents ....
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(l)(d) This subsection does not apply to any parent who has voluntarily executed a written surrender of the child and consent to the entry of a court order therefor.
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