| Docket # | SJC-09535 |
| Date | September 9, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Parent and child, Care and protection of minor, Custody. Minor, Care and protection, Temporary custody. Adoption, Care and protection. Evidence, Child custody proceeding. Statute, Construction. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Roderick L. Ireland |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Mother: Mark A. Papirio, Michael T. Spadea
Father: Pamela J. Szmyt Hastings, Henry Porter
Lillian: John T. Ouderkirk, Jr. |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Department of Social Services: Aimee L. Cameron, Virginia A. Peel
Karen: Dorothy Meyer Storrow |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
