Rule 3.937. Advice of Appellate Rights

(A) At the conclusion of a dispositional hearing under MCR 3.943 or any delinquency hearing at which the court orders that the juvenile be removed from a parent’s care and custody, the court must advise the juvenile on the record that:

(1) The juvenile has a right to appellate review of the order.

(2) If the juvenile cannot afford an attorney for appeal, the court will appoint an attorney at public expense and provide the attorney with the complete transcripts and record of all proceedings.

(3) A request for the appointment of an appellate attorney must be made

(a) within 21 days after notice of the order is given or an order is entered denying a timely-filed postjudgment motion, if the juvenile wants to preserve any appeal by right authorized by these rules; or

(b) within 6 months of the entry of the order to be appealed.

(B) An advisement of rights must be made in language designed to ensure the juvenile’s understanding of their rights. After advising a juvenile of their rights, the court must inquire whether the juvenile understands each of their rights.

(C) The court must provide the juvenile with a request for appointment of appellate counsel form containing an instruction that the form must be completed and filed as required by MCR 3.993(D) if the juvenile wants the court to appoint an appellate attorney.