A support or F petition is filed when a parent, guardian, spouse, or other relative wants child support from a non-custodial parent. You can make a motion for ineffective assistance of counsel during your trial if you feel that your lawyer is not performing their duties.Assistance of counsel means having a lawyer represent you, especially in a criminal case. Parties and counsel must be on time for scheduled court appearances. Having the "benefit of counsel" or "assistance of counsel" means that the criminal defendant has had a competent attorney representing them. In the prison library, he studied law and sent a petition to the Florida Supreme Court claiming his Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel was violated. Counsel: Providing assistance or advice to another in a legal matter. To control the disclosure of their "education records" to others. Counsel has a continuing duty to evaluate a case for appropriate defense investigations or expert assistance, pursuant to Standard 3. At the preliminary pretrial conference, all counsel shall be prepared to discuss whether the case remains ready to proceed to trial.