| Docket # | SJC-09815 |
| Date | October 5, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Parent and child, Custody, Child support. Minor, Custody, Visitation rights. Estoppel. Judicial estoppel. Words, "de facto parent", "caretaking". |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Probate and Family Court, Justice Judith Nelson Dilday |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | (Name Withheld): Elizabeth A. Zeldin, Anne Robbins |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | (Name Withheld): John Foskett, Regina M. Hurley |
| Amici Curiae | Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders; Fathers and Families, Inc. |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
