8 Responses to “Is a father eligible for a public defender in a child custody case?”

1. Pobept on December 2nd, 2009 2:34 pm

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   No that’s a family law case
   public defenders are used in criminal cases

2. Gavriella V on December 4th, 2009 2:05 am

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   no, he is not on trial for a crime

3. judith r on December 6th, 2009 8:09 pm

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   possibly, if the mother has a lawyer, and the father makes less than a ceratin amount of money.

4. Carlos D on December 7th, 2009 8:46 pm

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   If money is an issue he can go to legal aid in his city. It should be in the phone book. Some law firms are required to take a certain amount of cases pro bono(free).

5. Hope H on December 10th, 2009 9:06 am

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   the father is responsible for his own attorney because it’s not a criminal case, went through a similar situation and found this out.

6. yvonnejust4today on December 10th, 2009 6:51 pm

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   A public defender is for a criminal case….child custody is a civil (Family court) matter…therefore, no a father isn’t…but if the child kills the father, the child could possibly be eligible for a public defender.

7. islandergirl_111 on December 11th, 2009 3:24 pm

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   not sure about the states but here in canada we have legal aid ..here it depends how much u earn…..check it out u might have something simular ….good luck!!!!

8. rockydriver22 on December 14th, 2009 6:06 am

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   If you are the one being sued then yes. Criminal or not