California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Family Code - FAM |
Division 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
Part 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL |
Chapter 3. Procedure |
ARTICLE 4. Appointment of Counsel |
Section 7860.
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At the beginning of the proceeding on a petition filed pursuant to this part, counsel shall be appointed as provided in this article. The public defender or private counsel may be appointed as counsel pursuant to this article. The same counsel shall not be appointed to represent both the child and the child's parent.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)