Legal Opinion

Enos v. Correia

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided March 30, 1995No. 93-P-1607PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Warner, CJ.

Kathryn C. Enos, the maternal grandmother of a minor child, appeals from a Probate and Family Court judge’s dismissal on the ground of lack of standing of her complaint seeking visitation of her granddaughter. The child was born out of wedlock to the defendant, Sheryle L. Correia, on September 15, 1983. The child’s paternity has not been adjudicated or acknowledged.

The plaintiff argues that she may seek visitation of her granddaughter under the provisions of G. L. c. 119, § 39D.1

*319The statute grants certain grandparents of minor children the right to seek visitation. If the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Mimkon v. FordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
  2. Bronstein v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. One 1987 Mercury Cougar AutomobileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  4. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  5. Condon v. HaitsmaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Allstate Insurance v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. IsleMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
  5. Szenher v. WarringMassachusetts Superior Court · 2003

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