California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §317.5: (a) All parties who are represented by counsel at dependency proceedings shall be entitled to competent counsel.
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(a) All parties who are represented by counsel at dependency proceedings shall be entitled to competent counsel. (b) Each minor who is the subject of a dependency proceeding is a party to that proceeding.
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