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In the Matter of J.P. / in the Matter of E.S.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided September 17, 2024No. SJC-13492 / SJC-13493Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

IN THE MATTER OF J.P. / IN THE MATTER OF E.S.

Docket:

SJC-13492 / SJC-13493

Dates:

April 3, 2024 - September 17, 2024

Present:

Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

County:

Bristol / Essex

Keywords:

Practice, Civil, Civil commitment, Standard of proof. Due Process of Law, Commitment, Substantive rights, Standard of proof, Vagueness of statute. Statute, Construction. Words, "Chronic," "Habitual."

Petition for commitment for alcohol or substance use disorder filed in the Bristol County Division of the Juvenile Court Department on May 1, 2023.

The case was heard by…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. NassarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. Custody of a MinorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. KeefnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
  4. Brangan v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2017
  5. Commonwealth v. Weston W.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009

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