In re Adoption
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the decision of the Juvenile Court finding by clear and convincing evidence that the mother, Anderson's father, and John's father were currently unfit, and that the best interests of Anderson (born in 2006) and John (born in 2013) warranted the termination of all three parents' parental rights. Anderson's father is currently incarcerated for sexually molesting and raping the mother's eldest child. He is classified as a level three sex offender and is set to be released from prison in 2045. He does not appeal.
Both the mother and John's father, whom we will refer to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Adoption of JacquesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
- Adoption of AntonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- In re Adoption GarretMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017