You generally don't have a right to a court-appointed counsel in a criminal case, either. That only applies if you cannot afford one. Although the parent was

You generally don't have a right to a court-appointed counsel in a criminal case, either. That only applies if you cannot afford one. Although the parent was referring to the fact that you have a right to have an attorney present for any police questioning. But again, that does not apply here, since the police presumably weren't the ones doing the questioning.