Section 649-103-1 - SCOPE & PURPOSE1. These Standards apply whenever defense counsel is assigned pursuant to the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services' (MCILS) jurisdiction to provide representation to a client whose parental rights are at risk by State action who are financially unable to retain defense counsel and who are entitled to representation pursuant to Maine statute and/or the United States and Maine Constitutions. 1. These standards are intended as a guide for assigned defense counsel and for use by MCILS in evaluating, supervising and training assigned counsel. Although MCILS understands that not every action outlined in these standards is necessary in every case, the Commission will apply these standards, the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure and the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct, as well as all other Commission policies and procedures, in evaluating the performance or conduct of counsel.94- 649 C.M.R. ch. 103, § 1