Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Bellotti
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 15, 1990No. 89-P-177PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In 1988, the plaintiff sued the defendant in the Boston Municipal Court (BMC), alleging that he was the father of her illegitimate child, born on January 6, 1985. She sought a civil adjudication of paternity and a support order pursuant to G. L. c. 209C.
Three years earlier, the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) had filed a “complaint” (technically, an application for the issuance of criminal process) against the defendant in the Quincy Division of the District Court Department. The DPW sought to have the defendant adjudicated the father of the plaintiff’s child under G. L. c. 273, § 12, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gottsegen v. GottsegenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Department of Revenue v. JarvenpaaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Manning v. Municipal Court of the Roxbury DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- USTrust Co. v. KennedyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Maiuri v. TagessianMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1993
- A.B. v. C.D.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Massachusetts Water Resources AuthorityMassachusetts Superior Court · 1997
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