I suggest that your girlfriend go down to your county's public defender's office and fill out the necessary applications for the appointment of a public defender or other private court appointed legal counsel to represent her in her matter. When she appears in court the next time she should insist that she be appointed legal representation by the court since she cannot afford an attorney and simply state that legal proceedings cannot move forward against her on such grounds.Such will place the court in an awkward position to either appoint legal counsel for her or slow down the proceedings in her matter.