Legal Opinion
Molly A. v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 5, 2007No. 06-P-206PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
This appeal presents us with an affecting legal struggle between devoted parents and conscientious public officials over the most suitable care for a severely disabled and retarded young woman. It arises out of a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed in July, 2005, by Frank A. and Kim A. (collectively, parents) against the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Retardation (DMR), seeking to prevent the DMR from transferring their then twenty-two year old daughter, Molly, from her long-time residential placement at Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center (Crotched Mountain)…
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