Does a minor alleging abuse have a right to their own lawyer ? -

I know of a case where a forteen year old girl has alleged abuse from her mother. The mother has hired a lawyer who claims to represent both the mother and the daughter. This sounds insane to me. Does a minor have the right to have their own representation? Are their any lawyers out there who can tell me?

The minor will be appointed a gaurdian ad litem by the court system if they are under the age of 18. This is true in Florida, and a majority of other states.

minor should leave their parents house and go and live some where else.

The court will almost certainly appoint a guardian ad litem, an attorney to represent the interests of the child. While the mother s lawyer may claim to represent both of them, as noted above, it is an impermissible conflict of interest to represent both the accuser and the defendant in such circumstances.

i am no lawyer but i know for a fact that in most states if the child takes it to Cort the Cort will appoint a guirdian ad light em and that is a lawyer that reports to no one but the child he is paid by the state but dose not work for them so i would check in to it

yes. This is a gross conflict of interest. Usually the minor would be represented by the state.

NO

yes

I would imagine the judge will appoint her an adlidem, a lawyer specifically for her. She will probably be considered a ward of the court and child services will demand a lawyer be appointed for her. I have never heard of a child being defended by the family lawyer in such a case.