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Family

Dec. 2, 1998

Couple Blame Lawyer for Adoption Litigation

By Anne La Jeunesse Daily Journal Reporter A Los Angeles couple whose adopted boy is a year old has filed a legal malpractice complaint against their adoption attorney, claiming he failed to tell them the baby's birth father intended to fight the arrangement, resulting in a costly legal battle for the baby.

By Anne La Jeunesse
Daily Journal Reporter
        A Los Angeles couple whose adopted boy is a year old has filed a legal malpractice complaint against their adoption attorney, claiming he failed to tell them the baby's birth father intended to fight the arrangement, resulting in a costly legal battle for the baby.
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