63A-11-201 - Child welfare parental defense contracts -- Qualifications.
63A-11-201. Child welfare parental defense contracts -- Qualifications.
(1) The office may enter into contracts with qualified parental defense attorneys toprovide services for an indigent parent or parents who are the subject of a petition alleging abuse,neglect, or dependency, and will require a parental defense attorney pursuant to Section78A-6-1111.
(2) Payment for the representation, costs, and expenses of a contracted parental defenseattorney shall be made from the Child Welfare Parental Defense Fund as provided in Section63A-11-203.
(3) The parental defense attorney shall maintain the minimum qualifications as providedby this chapter.
(1) The office may enter into contracts with qualified parental defense attorneys toprovide services for an indigent parent or parents who are the subject of a petition alleging abuse,neglect, or dependency, and will require a parental defense attorney pursuant to Section78A-6-1111.
(2) Payment for the representation, costs, and expenses of a contracted parental defenseattorney shall be made from the Child Welfare Parental Defense Fund as provided in Section63A-11-203.
(3) The parental defense attorney shall maintain the minimum qualifications as providedby this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session