Legal Opinion
Adoption of Mary
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 6, 1993PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The mother of two minor children appeals from a judgment of a Probate and Family Court judge dispensing with the need for her consent to-the adoption of her children, pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 3 (1990 ed.). 2 The mother, J.B., raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether an investigator’s reports, which are admissible in care and protection proceedings in the Probate Court pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 24 (1990 ed.), are also admissible in the proceedings to dispense with consent; (2) whether clear and convincing evidence was presented to support a finding that she was unfit as a parent; and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Custody of Two MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Gilmore v. GilmoreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Care & Protection of StephenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by85 opinions
- Frizado v. FrizadoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Adoption of GregoryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Adoption of PaulaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Adoption of NancyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Adoption of QuentinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
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