Legal Opinion
Morin v. Commissioner of Public Welfare
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 16, 1983PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
The case before us grew out of the following sequence of events. On September 3,1981, the Department of Social Services (DSS) brought a petition under G. L. c. 119, § 24, in a juvenile session of a District Court alleging that the four minor children of the plaintiff were in need of care and protection. On the same day, after an ex parte hearing, a temporary order was entered transferring custody of the children from the plaintiff to DSS. On September 8, 1981, after a hearing pursuant to § 24, at which the plaintiff was present and represented by counsel, the temporary order was extended to…
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