Marguerite Willis: New adoption rules sure look like an overreach

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Published: 01-07-2025 1:00 PM

With an understanding that things are not always as presented or written, this adoption case highlighted in the Jan. 2 article [”A new bench, a new rule”] seems to fit the “arbitrary and capricious” definition. Dare I say ”overregulation?”

Marguerite Willis

Charlemont

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