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FLORES v. FLORES

No. 3832.

598 P.2d 893 (1979)

Christine FLORES, Petitioner, v. David FLORES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

July 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max F. Gruenberg, Jr., and G.R. Eschbacher, Anchorage, for petitioner.

Donald E. Clocksin and Lucinda McBurney, Alaska Legal Services, Anchorage, for respondent.

Dana Fabe, Asst. Public Defender and Brian Shortell, Public Defender, Anchorage, amicus curiae.

Before BOOCHEVER, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR and MATTHEWS, JJ.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

This petition for review presents a single issue: whether an indigent party has the right to court-appointed counsel in a private child custody proceeding in which her spouse is represented by Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC). We hold that the due process clause of the Alaska Constitution1 guarantees such a right.

The petition for review stems...

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