Legal Opinion

Murad v. Quinones

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided September 26, 2017No. 16-P-1588Published

1Opinion of the Court

The mother appeals from an order dismissing her appeal from a judgment of modification awarding the father custody of the parties' minor child. The appeal was dismissed for procedural defects. On appeal, the mother claims the judge abused her discretion in dismissing the appeal based on inexcusable neglect for not precisely titling the judgment from which the mother sought to appeal where there was sufficient additional information to properly identify the judgment at issue, and in dismissing the appeal due to the mother's failure to obtain the father's agreement before retaining a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. L.L., a juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  2. Goldstein v. BarronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Mailer v. MailerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Ross v. Continental Resources, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
  5. Carter v. Empire Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978

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