Legal Opinion
Custody of a Minor
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 1, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
From the age of six weeks, Michelle, bom on November 30, 1981, has been in the custody of the Department of Social Services (the department), and she has been cared for in a foster home where she has developed a close attachment to both her foster parents. Both Michelle’s biological mother and her biological father, estranged from each other since before Michelle’s birth, appeal from a decision of a judge of a Probate Court finding each of them to be currently unfit as a parent for Michelle and granting custody to the department pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 23(C). That section, as appearing in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bezio v. PatenaudeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Care & Protection of Three MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Adoption of RamonaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- Petition of the Department of Social ServicesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- In re Adoption ZalmanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2019