Section 6A Utilization of attorney staff within private counsel division; establishment of children and family law program - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 6A. In carrying out its duties as prescribed in sections 5 and 6, the committee shall, subject to appropriation, utilize its attorney staff within the private counsel division. The committee shall establish a children and family law program in the counties of Essex and Hampden which shall, upon the court’s appointment, provide representation to indigent persons in children and family law cases. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the system as established in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, whereby the court appoints certified private counsel to represent children and parents in the majority of children and family law cases.