Sarkisian v. Benjamin

The minor plaintiff (child) by his next friend filed an action in the Superior Court for legal malpractice against the defendant as a result of her work on his behalf in two actions brought in the Middlesex Probate and Family Court by his father against his mother pertaining, among other matters, to the child’s custody and maintenance. The defendant had accepted an appointment as the child’s attorney by a judge of the Probate and Family Court. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment. A judge of the Superior Court allowed the defendant’s *742motion and dismissed the action on the grounds…