(a) All parties who are represented by counsel at dependency proceedings shall be entitled to competent counsel.

(b) Each minor who is the subject of a dependency proceeding is a party to that proceeding.

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(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1073, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)