Legal Opinion

In re Adoption of Querida

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided February 11, 2019No. 18-P-915Published

1Opinion of the CourtBlake, J.

*771*1183Following a trial in the Juvenile Court, the judge found that the mother was unfit to assume parental responsibility of two children, terminated her parental rights, and declined to order posttermination visitation. The mother appeals contending that the Department of Children and Families (department) failed to prove her unfitness by clear and convincing evidence and that the judge abused his discretion in declining to order posttermination *772visitation.2 We affirm.

1. Background. The mother has a long history of serious mental health issues, including anxiety and depression. In 2013, the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Custody of EleanorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Custody of Two MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  4. Adoption of IlonaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
  5. Poly v. MoylanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996

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