45 CFR § 1637.4 - Change in circumstances.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1637.4"
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title: "45 CFR § 1637.4 - Change in circumstances."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1637.4"
section_name: "Change in circumstances."
chapter_name: "LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION"
part_number: "1637"
part_name: "REPRESENTATION OF PRISONERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2996g(e); Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 19422, Apr. 21, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1637"
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# 1637.4 Change in circumstances.

If, to the knowledge of the recipient, a client becomes incarcerated after litigation has commenced, the recipient must use its best efforts to withdraw promptly from the litigation, unless the period of incarceration is anticipated to be brief and the litigation is likely to continue beyond the period of incarceration.