{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-5","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 5","heading":"Failure to object after notice; proceedings","body":"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.","path":["Part II","Title III","Chapter 210"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter210/Section5","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:40Z","sha256":"44ff9ea0c4672da416fdbcf28d2df169f95c03fe6e84acb9102a198c3e8c8b0c","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-4a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-210-5a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}