➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
United Kingdom: Foster care case teenager wins right to own lawyer
Sky News – November 03, 2016
A 16-year-old girl has won the right to have her own lawyer representing her in a hearing in the family court. She was arguing against being placed in foster care after social workers raised concerns about her being physically and emotionally abused at home.
http://news.sky.com/story/foster-care-case-teenager-wins-right-to-own-lawyer-10642797