The appointment of a Child’s attorney is made by the court by way of an order, either by both parties submitting a joint request for an appointment, 
or by one party filing a motion for appointment of the Child’s attorney.
If you are a parent who is interested in having an attorney appointed to represent your child in a contested custody or visitation matter, you should discuss this with your attorney and ask him or her to contact me along with the attorney who represents the other parent. If both attorneys reach agreement to retain me as your child(ren)’s attorney, a Joint Motion for Appointment of Children’s Counsel will be filed.
If the opposing parent will not submit a joint request to appointment, then your attorney will file a Motion for Appointment of Children’s Counsel for the Court’s consideration.
