Right to counsel - minors marrying
While a state may have many statutes, court decisions, or court rules governing
appointment of counsel for a particular subject area, a "Key Development" is a
statute/decision/rule that prevails over the others (example: a state high court
decision finding a categorical right to counsel in guardianships cases takes
precedence over a statute saying appointment in guardianship cases is
discretionary).
Legislation, Other subject area
A guardian ad litem, who must be an attorney, will be appointed when a female between the ages of 14 and 16 is pregnant or has given birth and seeks judicial authorization to marry the putative father of her child, or where a male between the ages of 14 and 16 seeks to marry the mother or expectant mother of his child. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-2.1(a)-(b).
If "yes",
the established right to counsel or
discretionary appointment of counsel
is
limited
in some way, including any of: the only authority
is a
lower/intermediate court decision or a city council,
not a high court or state legislature; there
has been
a subsequent case that
has
cast doubt; a statute
is
ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment
is not
for all types of individuals or proceedings
within that category.
categorical
no
