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Guardianship of Doe

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 6, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

411 Mass. 512 (1992)

583 N.E.2d 1263

GUARDIANSHIP OF JANE DOE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

September 5, 1991.

January 6, 1992.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

Jonathan Brant for the ward.

Allegra E. Munson (Kim E. Murdock, Special Assistant Attorney General, with her) for Department of Mental Retardation.

Frank Reardon (Mona Gross with him) for the guardian.

ABRAMS, J.

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2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Youngberg v. Romeo Ex Rel. RomeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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