Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-1405 - Right to counsel(a) A parent in a proceeding under this subtitle is entitled to the assistance of counsel.(b)(1) The court shall: (i) refer an unrepresented parent to a qualified grantee of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation for assignment of counsel; or(ii) appoint counsel for an unrepresented parent.(2) A parent is not entitled to the assistance of counsel at the expense of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation or to appointed counsel unless the parent is indigent.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 4,Sec. 1, eff. 2/13/2018.Added by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 3,Sec. 1, eff. 2/13/2018.