Juvenile
Sep. 18, 2002
Law Limits Lawyers in Adoption Proceedings
LOS ANGELES - Attorneys representing siblings in foster care or adoption proceedings may face conflicts of interest because of a new addition to California's welfare law, but they can represent the children in groups unless the conflict is "reasonably likely," a state appellate court said Friday.
Because of an addition to the Welfare and Institutions Code, which says that th...
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