A judge has ordered the county to pay for an attorney for one of the parents accused of reckless homicide in their 11-year-old daughter's death from diabetes.
Dale Neumann will have a county-paid attorney.
Howard's ruling came after Dale took the stand at an indigency hearing and was questioned extensively about his personal and business finances.
His wife, Leilani Neumann, will have a private attorney that she will pay for with the couple's assets. The defense withdrew its request that she have a public defender.
The Neumanns, of Weston, were charged last week with second-degree reckless homicide in the death of their 11-year-old daughter, Madeline.
The girl died of an untreaed diabetic condition after her parents chose to pray over her instead of seeking medical attention.
The Neumanns are free on $250,000 bond, but because they do not have sufficient liquid assets, $50,000 of the total is in the form of a property signature bond on one of their two homes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.