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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 5: Failure to object after notice; proceedings

Section 5. If, after such notice, a person whose consent is required does not appear and object to the adoption, the court may act upon the petition without his consent, subject to his right of appeal, or it may appoint a guardian ad litem with power to give or withhold consent.