(1) An application for a court-appointed counsel and a declaration of financial condition, under penalty of perjury, shall be provided for each affected adult and child on intake or at the earliest practicable other time.
(2) Counsel may be appointed for a child in any case, but counsel will not be appointed for any adult person unless that person files a declaration of financial condition, under penalty of perjury, and any other information in writing and under oath that the court may require or that the applicant desires to submit relating to the applicant’s financial ability to retain counsel.
(3) On receipt of an application, the court shall promptly rule in the matter. If the application is granted, the court shall promptly appoint counsel and notify counsel of the appointment.
