Legal Opinion
Custody of Two Minors
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 27, 1986PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The parents of two minor children appeal from the rulings and order of a judge in the juvenile session of a District Court, in a care and protection proceeding under G. L. c. 119, §§ 23-27, committing the children to the permanent custody of the petitioner, the Department of Social Services (department). We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. The parents argue that the judgment should be reversed because the judge erred by drawing an inference against them from their failure to testify in the proceeding. Additionally, they contend that the department did not establish by…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wyman v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Little v. StreaterSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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