{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116e","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-116e","heading":"Right to court-appointed counsel upon indigency determination for Indian parent, Indian custodian. Court discretion to appoint counsel for Indian child.","body":"In any child custody proceeding in which the state court determines indigency, the parent or Indian custodian shall have the right to court-appointed counsel in any removal, placement or termination proceeding. The court may, in its discretion, appoint counsel for the Indian child upon a finding that such appointment is in the best interest of the child.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815q. CONNECTICUT INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815q.htm#sec_46b-116e","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"3f2efadd0ca4ab9030d4090a4b919898e407e997032db60dc6b672ea3dd490b8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116d","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116f"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}