(74) "The client-directed model runs the risk of re-victimizing the child when we ask him or her to shoulder the adult-like burden of decision making and directing the lawyer." (75) Further, pressure from other parties in the litigation may cause the child to "misidentify and/or misarticulate their own interests." (76) Opponents also find that this mode of representation is deficient when dealing with children of all ages because the child may lack the maturity to direct the attorney or to make complex decisions.
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