In Re Mary C.

G. Jack Benge, Jr., under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objectors and Appellants.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and Elwood Lui for Petitioner and Respondent.

Randall Pacheco for Minor.

OPINION

TURNER, P.J.

Presently pending before this court is the appeal of Richard and Pamela C. from an order terminating their parental rights pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, subdivision (b)(1) [1] over their daughter Mary C., born September 30, 1992. The trial court, acting pursuant to section 317, subdivision (c), appointed counsel to represent the minor. [2] Counsel appointed by the trial court has asked us to consider appointing an attorney to represent the minor on appeal. We have permitted the parties as well as counsel who represented the minor in the trial court to brief the question of whether an attorney should be appointed to separately represent the child. After due consideration of the views presented, we conclude counsel for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) should represent the minor's interests in her parent's appeal from the parental rights termination order. The motion to appoint separate counsel for the…