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Mason v. Coleman

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 10, 2006PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.

The defendant, Betsy Shanley Coleman (mother), appeals from a judgment of the Probate and Family Court enjoining removal from the Commonwealth of children whose legal and physical custody she shares with the plaintiff, James R. Mason (father). General Laws c. 208, § 30, governs removal from the Commonwealth of children of divorced parents1 where one of the parents seeks to relocate without the consent of the other parent. Removal of the children may be authorized by the court only “upon cause shown,” meaning a showing that removal is in the children’s best interests. Rubin v. Rubin, 370 Mass.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Saenz v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. New England Canteen Service, Inc. v. AshleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. In Re Marriage of BurgessCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Pascale v. PascaleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  5. Commonwealth v. WillisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Smith v. McDonaldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  2. Pizzino v. MillerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  3. J.S. v. C.C.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  4. Prenaveau v. PrenaveauMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
  5. Abbott v. VirussoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007

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