Legal Opinion
Adoption of Edmund
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 30, 2000No. 00-P-33PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
A decree dispensing with the need to obtain a father’s2 consent to the adoption of his child, pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 3, was entered in the Probate and Family Court on August 5, 1999, after trial. The father, who was not present at trial because he was incarcerated in New Hampshire, claims on appeal that he was not afforded a meaningful opportunity to be heard. We agree with the father and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
*527The Department of Social Services (department) filed a petition to dispense with consent to the adoption of Edmund on June 28, 1994. The…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Commonwealth v. DurlingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. BrunoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Division of Youth and Family Services v. MYJPNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
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