Adoption of Norbert
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtVuono, J.
The mother appeals from decrees entered in the Juvenile Court terminating her parental rights as to her son, Norbert, and her daughter, Monica, and dispensing with her consent to their adoption.2 She argues that the decrees should be vacated because the judge was biased and her right to due *543process was violated by the judge’s extensive questioning of her and other witnesses throughout the trial. We affirm.
Background. Because the mother does not challenge the judge’s findings, including the ultimate finding of her parental unfitness, we provide only the necessary background. On November 14,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adoption of MaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- In Re Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Demoulas v. DemoulasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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