Wagstaff v. Superior Court, Family Court Division

CONNOR, Justice.

In this case, which arose from two separate proceedings in family court, we are presented with issues concerning attorney-client relationships with juveniles in non-delinquency matters.

I

The factual background of the two matters is as follows:

A. In the Matter of K. R.

K. R., a fifteen-year-old female, appeared before the court on a petition for dependency in December of 1973. Her mother was deceased; her father was missing and was believed to be dead. The question of a possible estate and the need for a guardian arose at this proceeding. No one was appointed at that time.

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