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Adoption of Stuart

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided November 6, 1995No. 95-P-14PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.

Megan Kramer, joined by her three minor children,2 appeals from the 1994 allowance by a Probate and *381Family Court judge of petitions filed in 1991 by the Department of Social Services (DSS) pursuant to G. L. c. 210, § 3, to dispense with her consent to the adoption of Stuart, Megan Ruth, and Carrie Kramer. The Kramers argue on appeal that (a) the judge’s subsidiary findings of fact do not support her ultimate finding of current parental unfitness, and (b) the judge erred by not requiring DSS to present fully developed adoption plans and by terminating the mother’s parental rights in the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Adoption of MaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  3. Adoption of PaulaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  4. Care & Protection of Three MinorsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  5. Adoption of CarlosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  4. Adoption of NicoleMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
  5. Care & Protection of OlgaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003

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