Facts
The appellant [X.] filed a request with the Vice-President of the District Court of Bischofszell for the ordering of interim ex parte divorce protection measures. She requested to be granted separation and to oblige the husband to pay her personal maintenance contributions of CHF 1,736 per month. At the same time, she requested in the form of a regular divorce protection measure to be granted separation for an indefinite period and to regulate the ancillary consequences. For the proceedings, she requested free legal aid with an ex officio lawyer as of 20 October 2006. The Vice-President of the District Court rejected the request for ex parte ordering of maintenance contributions. By way of a settlement, the husband undertook to contribute CHF 750 per month in advance to the maintenance of the wife as of 1 November 2006. The Vice-President of the District Court granted the applicant free legal aid for the divorce protection proceedings with regard to exemption from official costs and securities, but rejected her request for the appointment of free legal representation. The applicant appealed against the refusal of the ex officio lawyer, which the High Court of the Canton of Thurgau dismissed by decision of 26 January 2007. The applicant now lodges a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that the appellant, as an indigent party, is entitled to free legal representation if her interests are significantly affected and the case presents difficulties in factual and legal terms that make the involvement of legal counsel necessary. In the present case, it is undisputed that the appellant, who comes from a foreign cultural…