Children should have the right to counsel, too.

Florida Bar News | August 1, 2001| | Copyright

The Florida Bar's Commission on the Legal Needs of Children wants to hear what kids have to say, so they listened to students at Miami Senior High School and came away with an earful on everything from body piercing as self-expression to disdain for curfews.

When the topic turned to when should children have lawyers, 78 percent of 144 students surveyed said "yes" when divorcing parents fight over custody; 89 percent want their own counsel when their parents are accused of abuse or neglect; 65 percent want a lawyer if they are being expelled from school; and 79 ...

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