Brice v. Denton’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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1. “The Legislature again amended the statutes governing the appointment of counsel for indigent parents in suits affecting the parent-child relationship in its last session. E.g., Act of May 29, 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., ch. 268, § 1.06, 2005 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. 621 , 623 (Vernon) (to be codified at TEX. FAM.CODE § 107.013(c)); id. § 1.07, 2005 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. at 623 (to be codified as an amendment of TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 107.015(c) (Vernon Supp.2004-2005)).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re TNF

2. “the complexity of the proceeding and the incapacity of the uncounseled parent could be, but would not always be, great enough to make the risk of an erroneous deprivation of the parent's rights insupportably high.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 930 So. 2d 721 - Et v. State, Dept. of Children and Fams.

3. “strong presumption that counsel's conduct falls within the wide range of reasonable professional assistance.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re KK