Legal Opinion
In re the Department of Social Services to Dispense with Consent to Adoption
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 14, 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney , C. J.
This is an appeal by the parents from decrees of a Probate Court entered pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 3, dispensing with the need for the parents’ consents to the adoption of two minor children. We affirm the decrees, concluding that the Department of Social Services (department) established by clear and convincing evidence that the parents are currently unfit to further the welfare and best interests of either of the children. See Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 747-748, 769-770 (1982).
We summarize the facts. The parents were married in March, 1973. Five children were bom to the marriage,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Petition of the New England Home for Little WanderersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Richards v. ForrestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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