CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Legal Representation
.........Effect./Ineffect. Representation
............Dependency: Right Not Recognized
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Constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel limited in dependency setting. (Dictum.)

Ineffective assistance of counsel claim does not apply to juvenile dependency proceedings (Welf. & Inst. Code §300), because they are civil in nature.