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Attorney Communication with DSS

By Jerome A. Wisselman and Lisa M. Gregg
May 30, 2013

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We discussed in Part One of this article the fact that, in Article 10 proceedings when Family Court orders DSS to conduct an investigation, attorneys for the responding party and for the child may not contact DSS. That is because DSS is both an investigating body and a represented party in the proceeding; because it is a represented party, the Rules of Professional Conduct apply to prohibit direct contact with DSS. But is the same true of Article 6 proceedings?

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