SECTION 1. Section 5-106 of chapter 190B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection:-
(e) For proceedings pursuant to a petition to remove a guardian of a minor child, the guardian shall have and be informed of the right to counsel, and the court shall appoint counsel if the guardian is financially unable to retain counsel, when the guardian makes an initial showing that he or she has been the primary caretaker for the child for at least two years or otherwise for a significant part of the child’s lifetime. This time period may include care taking provided during the guardianship or before the guardian was appointed.
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