In the Interest of A.H.

NEUMAN, Justice.

This appeal addresses the limits of a father’s right to participate through counsel in juvenile delinquency proceedings involving his child. Because we conclude that neither statutory nor constitutional law compels a court to permit a parent to be heard in such matters, we affirm the juvenile court’s decision to limit the father’s participation in this case.

The fifteen-year-old child, A.H., was adjudicated delinquent pursuant to a negotiated agreement in which he admitted committing the crimes of theft in the fourth degree, criminal mischief in the fourth degree, and carrying…