In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and Flor — Pariente, J., concurring in part and dissenting…

Summary

Justice Pariente joined the majority in adopting the new Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure that provide a mechanism for ineffective‑assistance‑of‑counsel claims in termination of parental rights (TPR) proceedings for indigent parents, but she dissented from the broader rule that would extend the constitutional right to effective counsel to parents with privately retained attorneys, arguing that such a substantive change requires a case or controversy and may harm child permanency.