Legal Opinion

Adoption of Pierce

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided June 16, 2003No. Nos. 02-P-853 & 02-P-1490PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.

Louise (bom on May 23, 1987), is the half-sister of Pierce (bom on March 8, 1993). Louise appeals from a decree dispensing with consent to the adoption of Pierce, claiming that the Juvenile Court judge violated Louise’s rights by failing to *343order postadoption visitation with Pierce as part of the decree.2 Louise also appeals the denial of her motion for sibling visitation, brought under G. L. c. 119, § 26. Louise raises several constitutional, statutory, and common law arguments common to both appeals. We dismiss Louise’s appeal of the decree dispensing with parental consent to the adoption…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Blixt v. BlixtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  2. Adoption of MaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Adoption of HugoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
  4. Adoption of VitoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Youmans v. RamosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Adoption of GillianMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
  2. Adoption of SaulMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
  3. Adoption of EdgarMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
  4. Care & Protection of JamisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  5. In re Adoption FabianaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API