Legal Opinion
Estate of C.K.O. Minor Child
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 2013No. DA 12-0334PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKINNON
¶1 C.KO.’s parents, Ann-Marie and Stanley, appeal an order of the District Court for the Twentieth Judicial District, Lake County, denying their motion to disqualify counsel in a personal injury matter. We affirm.
¶2 Ann-Marie and Stanley raise three issues on appeal which we have restated as follows:
¶3 1. Whether the custodial parents of a minor child have the right to demand that a law firm of the parents’ choosing represent the claims of the child over the opposition of the guardian ad litem and conservator.
¶4 2. Whether §§ 37-61-403 and 72-5-427, MCA, are unconstitutional as applied in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Dionisio v. Dacanay and Reynaldo C. Dacanay, by His Father and Next Friend v. Saturnina Mendoza, Victor P. Mendoza, and Doe Insurance Co. No. 1Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Schuff v. A.T. Klemens & SonMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- Garrick v. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Nancy Noe, by Her Guardian Ad Litem v. Laurel True, Secretary, Department for Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Conservatorship of Minor Children v. SouleMontana Supreme Court · 2015
- Conservatorship of Minor Children v. SouleMontana Supreme Court · 2015