Legal Opinion
L.B. v. Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court Department
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 2016No. SJC 11892PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
In Guardianship of V.V., 470 Mass. 590 (2015), we held that a parent whose minor child is the subject of a guardianship petition pursuant to G. L. c. 190B, § 5-206, and who cannot afford counsel has a right to have counsel appointed and to be so informed. The issue in this case is whether a parent also has a right to counsel if and when the parent petitions to have the guardian removed or to have the terms of the guardianship modified. We conclude that a parent does have a right to counsel for certain of those types of petitions. We also offer some guidance to the Probate and Family Court,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Bezio v. PatenaudeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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