DIVISION 2. CHILDREN 100-1500›PART 1. DELINQUENTS AND WARDS OF THE JUVENILE COURT 100-1459›CHAPTER 2. Juvenile Court Law 200-987›ARTICLE 7. Dependent Children—Temporary Custody and Detention 305-324.5

§ 317.5

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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.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1073, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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