Florida Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.231
RULE 8.231. PROVIDING COUNSEL TO DEPENDENT
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO HAVE A
STATUTORY RIGHT TO COUNSEL
(a) Applicability. This rule applies to children for whom the
court must appoint counsel under section 39.01305, Florida
Statutes. This rule does not affect the court’s authority to appoint
counsel for any other child.
(b) Duty of Court. The court must appoint an attorney to
represent any child who has special needs as defined in section
39.01305, Florida Statutes, and who is subject to any proceeding
under chapter 39, Florida Statutes.
(c) Duties of Attorney. The attorney must provide the child
the complete range of legal services, from the removal from the
home or from the initial appointment through all available appellate
proceedings. With permission of the court, the attorney may
arrange for supplemental or separate counsel to represent the child
in appellate proceedings.
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO HAVE A
STATUTORY RIGHT TO COUNSEL
(a) Applicability. This rule applies to children for whom the
court must appoint counsel under section 39.01305, Florida
Statutes. This rule does not affect the court’s authority to appoint
counsel for any other child.
(b) Duty of Court. The court must appoint an attorney to
represent any child who has special needs as defined in section
39.01305, Florida Statutes, and who is subject to any proceeding
under chapter 39, Florida Statutes.
(c) Duties of Attorney. The attorney must provide the child
the complete range of legal services, from the removal from the
home or from the initial appointment through all available appellate
proceedings. With permission of the court, the attorney may
arrange for supplemental or separate counsel to represent the child
in appellate proceedings.