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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE FILED November 22, 1999 Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate Court Clerk AT KNOXVILLE DEBBIE KAY MARION, as next ) C/A NO. 03A01-9906-CV-00229 friend for JONI MARION and JOY ) K. BOWLING, children under the age ) SCOTT CIRCUIT of 18 years, ) ) HON. CONRAD TROUTMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, ) JUDGE ) vs. ) ) CHARLES DAVID BOWLING, ) ) Defendant-Appellant. ) DISSENTING OPINION I dissent on the issues of appointment of counsel and being present in court. I premise my analysis by saying that “there is no absolute right to counsel in civil cases”. See Memphis Board of…