State Ex Rel. Department of Human Services v. Rael

How courts have described this case

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• holding due process does not require appointment of counsel in all cases of civil contempt for nonsupport
• noting that the property interest at stake in a nonsupport contempt hearing is slight because “it has already been adjudicated in the original paternity and support suit”
• applying the Lassiter analysis in the context of civil contempt for nonpayment of child support
• applying the Lassiter analysis in the context of civil contempt for nonpayment of child support

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).