12/7/16 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments – In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.146, SC16-553

The Select Committee on Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings and related Bar committees have submitted two sets of proposed rule changes for the Court’s consideration. One set of rules is drafted to spell out how indigent parents whose parental rights have been terminated can claim their court-appointed attorneys provided them with ineffective assistance. The other set of rules has a broader scope and would apply to all parents in termination of rights cases, not just those who are indigent and have been provided with court-appointed counsel.

• 12/7/16 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Carlos Acevedo v. State, SC15-1873
• 12/7/16 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Howard Ault v. State, SC14-1551
• 12/7/16 Florida Supreme Court Oral Arguments: John Hampton v. State & John Hampton v. Julie Jones, SC15-1360 & SC16-6