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SANDERS v. ROSENBERG

No. 15559.

896 P.2d 491 (1995)

119 N.M. 811

Merle Applebaum SANDERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael G. ROSENBERG, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted May 31, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mel B. O'Reilly, Law Offices of Mel B. O'Reilly, Albuquerque, for petitioner-appellant.

Cindi L. Pearlman, Cindi L. Pearlman, P.C., Tijeras, for respondent-appellee.

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

This case calls upon us to decide whether a trial court can disqualify a party's counsel of choice in a domestic relations case on the basis of either an alleged conflict of interest because the counsel is the party's spouse, or to serve the best interests of children involved in the matter. We decide that the trial court erred in disqualifying Mother's counsel, reverse the trial court's order disqualifying Mother's counsel...

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