In Re Marriage of Hartley

The majority holds that the interests of a minor child who is the subject of a custody dispute incident to a dissolution of marriage proceeding are adequately protected by an attorney appointed by the court under section 14-10-116, 6B C.R.S. (1987). Accordingly, as I understand the majority opinion, a minor has no right to be represented by his or her own counsel, and a trial court has no discretion to permit such representation. I agree that the issue is not moot, see maj. op. part II, and that a minor child does not have the right to participate through the child’s own counsel in every…