Guardianship of Yushiko
Massachusetts Appeals Court
1Opinion of the CourtPorada, J.
The father appeals from a judgment of the Barn-stable Probate and Family Court denying his petition to remove as guardians of his minor daughter the child’s grandparents.2 The father contends that many of the judge’s findings are clearly erroneous as they are not supported by the evidence and that the judge’s ultimate conclusion, that, even without a determination of parental unfitness, the best interests of the child require that the child remain with her guardians, is not supported by clear and convincing evidence. We reverse.
We summarize those findings of the judge which are uncon*158troverted…
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- In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Richards v. ForrestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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