California · Family Code
FAM §7895: (a) Upon appeal from a judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of the juvenile court from parental custody and control, the appellate court shall appoint counsel for the appellant as provide
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When someone appeals a juvenile court decision that removed a child from parental custody, the appellate court must appoint a lawyer for the appellant.
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