In re the Guardianship of B.L.N.

LINDSAY, J.S.C.

The question presented is: In a termination of parental rights trial, does an indigent defendant who has been assigned counsel have the right, at public expense, to the services of a psycholo*115gist to aid his counsel in his defense as well as to have a psychological evaluation for the purpose of trial?

Since the State engages psychological and psychiatric experts to testify on its behalf, it is reasonable that the defendant should have the same right. Who should pay for it is another matter.

The Division of Family Services has traditionally paid for such examination on the…