Supreme Court Rules Table of Contents
(1) Whether retained by the pregnant minor
or appointed by the superior court, trial counsel in a parental notification
case pursuant to RSA 132:34 shall be responsible for representing the pregnant
minor in the supreme court unless the superior court, prior to the filing of the
appeal, permits counsel to withdraw due to exceptional circumstances. See Superior Court Rule 221. Counsel appointed to represent the
pregnant minor in the trial court shall be deemed appointed to represent the
pregnant minor in the supreme court.
(2) Trial counsel shall continue to
participate until and unless the motion to withdraw is approved by the superior
court.
(3) A pregnant minor who wishes to appeal
the denial of a petition for an order authorizing an abortion without
notification who was not represented by counsel in the superior court but who
wishes to be represented in the supreme court by court-appointed counsel must
file a “Request for Court-Appointed Counsel in Expedited Confidential Appeal
From Lower Court Decision on Parental Notification Prior to Abortion” form
with the superior court, prior to the filing of the appeal.