Custody of a Minor

The respondent, Mrs. F, appeals from a December, 1979, judgment of the District Court, 1 pursuant to G. L. c. 119, §§ 24 and 26, adjudging her son, W Dom G (Dom), in need of care and protection and ordering him committed to the custody of the Department of Public Welfare (department). We transferred the appeal to this court on our own motion. We affirm the judgment.

The respondent contends that the order of the District Court must be reversed because under the due process clause of the United States Constitution, as well as under G. L. c. 119, §§ 24, 26, as interpreted in our cases, she may…