The Office of the Parent Defender (OPD) was created to provide and promote high-quality legal representation for parents with an abuse/neglect/dependency or termination of parental rights (AND/TPR) case at the trial or appellate level.
The Parent Defender is appointed by the Commission on Indigent Defense Services to serve a four-year term effective May 1, 2025, and will serve at the pleasure of the IDS Commission.
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