In the Interest of Doe

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that, although Minor-Appellant 1 did not correctly appeal from the May 21, 2004 dispositional order as required by Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) §§ 571-11(1) (1993) 2 and 571-54 (1993), 3 see In re Jane Doe, 105 Hawai'i 505, 506-07, 100 P.3d 75, 76-77 (2004), we decide this appeal, inasmuch as Minor may rely on the constitutional guarantee against ineffective assistance of counsel. As to the merits of the appeal, we further hold that (1) there was substantial evidence to support the decision of the family court of the first circuit (the family court) 4…