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Custody of a Minor

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided July 22, 1983PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.

The mother of a minor child appeals from an April 1, 1981, judgment of a District Court adjudicating her daughter in need of care and protection, awarding physical custody of the child to Brenda C., and awarding legal custody to the Department of Social Services (department). We reverse the judgment, vacate the custody awards, and order the petition to be dismissed.

On June 13,1980, the department filed a care and protection petition in the District Court pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 24, as amended by St. 1978, c. 478, §§49 and 50. On that day, the court issued an emergency order transferring…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Petition of the New England Home for Little WanderersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  4. Bezio v. PatenaudeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Blixt v. BlixtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  2. Custody of Two MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  3. Adoption of HugoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  4. Care & Protection of Three MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  5. Care & Protection of RobertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990

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