Chloe v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services

I agree with the majority of the court's opinion. But I disagree with the decision to review Chloe's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Chloe did not raise this claim in the trial court, so we have no superior court order to review directly. And the record contains no explanation of her attorney's de*1272cision that would assist our review.1 We generally decline to consider a claim that is raised for the first time on appeal.2

The court's opinion notes there is no ree-ord support for Chloe's claim of ineffective assistance and apparently concludes that the record shows, beyond a reasonable…