Legal Opinion
Care & Protection of Rebecca
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 28, 1994PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
On December 14, 1989, the Department of Social Services (department), filed a care and protection petition pursuant to G. L. c. 119, § 24 (1992 ed.), seeking custody of Rebecca and Ruth,2 twins born to Helen (mother) on April 15, 1981. The department was granted temporary custody of the twins on that day. On December 7, 1990, after a trial, a judge of the District Court adjudicated the children in need of care and protection and awarded custody to the department. In a memorandum issued pursuant to its Rule 1:28, the Appeals Court reversed the judgment and remanded the matter to the District…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Michael H. v. Gerald D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lyng v. CastilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Building Inspector of Lancaster v. SandersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Doe, Sex Offender Registry Board No. 10216 v. Sex Offender Registry BoardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Adoption of StuartMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
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