HRS §346-402
When the court can appoint a lawyer for a young adult
A court can appoint a lawyer for a young adult who qualifies under the voluntary care agreement and when it is in the young adult's best interest. The court may pay the lawyer unless the young adult has enough money of their own to pay.
courts
The statute, as written — Court-appointed attorneys
The court may appoint an attorney sua sponte or at the request of any party to represent a young adult who is eligible under section 346-395 and has signed the voluntary care agreement as described in section [346-396] if it is deemed by the court to be in the young adult's best interest. Attorneys who are appointed by the court to represent a qualifying young adult may be paid by the court, unless the young adult for whom counsel is appointed has an independent estate sufficient to pay fees and costs.
Sections this one refers to
§346-395 Who can keep getting foster care services as a young adult
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