Legal Opinion
Adoption of Erica
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 31, 1997PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
A proceeding was commenced by the Department of Social Services (department) in the Essex Probate and Family Court to dispense with the need for a mother’s consent to her child’s adoption, G. L. c. 210, § 3. The child, whom we shall call Erica, challenges an order of a judge who concluded that, because Erica’s attorney formerly represented Erica’s *56grandfather in other proceedings, the attorney had a conflict of interest. The judge disqualified the attorney and ordered that new counsel for Erica be appointed forthwith. We conclude that there has been no demonstration that Erica’s attorney has…
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