Motion to Appoint Counsel in a Lawsuit to Terminate Your Parental Rights Form (write-in-the-blank)

You can use these forms if you are low-income and someone has asked the court to terminate your parental rights and/or let him or her adopt your child. These forms are designed for use only in termination or adoption lawsuits where the State of Montana is not part of the case. If the State of Montana through the Department of Public Health and Human Services has filed the lawsuit to terminate your parental rights, then these forms are not right for you.  If the State is the petitioner in the lawsuit, you can ask the judge to appoint a public defender to represent you in that lawsuit, and you don’t need these forms. 

These forms are intended for use when an individual has filed a termination or adoption lawsuit against you. Usually that individual is your child’s other parent, step-parent, or other relative. If a court has already terminated your parental rights by court order, these forms are not right for you.