Barros v. Barros
Annotate this CaseUpon their divorce, Father and Mother agreed to a parenting plan governing the care and custody of their minor child. Father subsequently sought increased visitation and parenting time. The matter was referred to the Family Relations Office (family relations), which scheduled a child custody evaluation with the parties. When family relations declined Father's request to complete the evaluation with the assistance of counsel, Father filed a motion to order family relations to allow him to proceed with the assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the motion. Father appealed, contending that the family relations policy of barring counsel from its child custody evaluations violates procedural due process. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that family relation's existing procedures were constitutionally sufficient.
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