Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

legal represention for sixteen yr old in custody case

My son will be 16 next week. His private counselor of 3 yrs wants him to have his own attorney represention in a custody matter but the master only gave him a GAL How do I fix this and get it so my son can be heard by the courts not through what a GAL thinks


Asked on 4/07/09, 11:38 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Re: legal represention for sixteen yr old in custody case

Hire an attorney to represent your son.

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Answered on 4/07/09, 12:07 pm

legal represention for sixteen yr old in custody case

There is no reason you, or you son, cannot hire his own attorney. ♠

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Answered on 4/07/09, 5:18 pm


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