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Is anyone here familiar with any laws regarding pro se (self) representation of deaf in court? My husband is taking his ex-wife (hearing) to court for an Order to Show Cause (basically contempt of court charges) and can't afford an attorney so he has to represent himself. As we all know, an interpreter is not enough. Since we have to keep our eyes on the terp at all times, we cant look around the courtroom and see what else we may be visually missing. A terp my interpret that words that are being spoken, but certainly not the meaning. We need someone who can take pertinent notes for us, since we can't focus on the terp and writing at the same time. It seems to me that we should be able to have someone accompany us to court, who is familiar with the case, but is this legal?