in the Matter of C.L.S.
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Opinion
Opinion issued October 31, 2012.
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NO. 01-11-00439-CV
IN RE C.L.S.
On Appeal from the 300th District Court Brazoria County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 56309
DISSENTING OPINION
This Court holds that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to
admonish a private party of the dangers of waiving his right to counsel before
allowing him to appear pro se in this litigation. But the law does not grant the party
a right to counsel—only the option of counsel typically available in litigation
between two private parties. And the law does not mandate that trial courts advise
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