Saugus, MA
Estate planning Lawyer at Saugus, MA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
Subsidiary findings must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. Such findings will not be disturbed unless they are clearly erroneous. Substantial deference is to be given to the judge's asse ... ssment of the weight of the evidence and the credibility of witnesses. Citation: 778 N.E.2d 30, 56 Mass.App.Ct. 1106 (2002).
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
Ample support for the findings and the judge's conclusion. Citation: 762 N.E.2d 328, 53 Mass.App.Ct. 1116 (2002).
OUTCOME: Expertly advocated
Clear and convincing evidence. Judge's ultimate determination on fitness. Guardianship of children. Termination of parental rights. Citation: 758 N.E.2d 173, 53 Mass.App.Ct. 1103 (2001).
OUTCOME: Affirmed.
Clear and convincing evidence. Effective assistance of counsel. Citation: 755 N.E.2d 836, 52 Mass.App.Ct. 1112 (2001).
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
Adoption, Dispensing with parent's consent. Parent and Child, Dispensing with parent's consent to adoption. Minor, Custody. Department of Social Services. Uniform Rules for Permanency Hearings. Citatio ... n: 750 N.E.2d 1025, 52 Mass.App.Ct. 901 (2001).
OUTCOME: Vacated
When there is a deprivation of a constitutionally protected interest a party has a right to require that the government act in a fair manner. Parents have a fundamental liberty interest in maintaining ... a familial relationship with their children. When a State seeks to terminate parental rights, it must do so in a manner that meets the requirements of the due process clause. Citation: 739 N.E.2d 274, 50 Mass.App.Ct. 526 (2000).
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
The express language of G.L. c. 119, § 26(4), permits, and in some instances mandates, that the judge, upon a finding of the need of care and protection, consider and order the dispensation of the need ... for parental permission to adopt. Although a judge is required to follow the standards set forth in G.L. c. 210, § 3(c ), in determining whether to abrogate parental consent, nothing in G.L. c. 119, § 26(4), requires that a separate petition or motion be filed before the judge may act. Citation: 729 N.E.2d 638, 49 Mass.App.Ct. 908 (2000).
OUTCOME: Affirmed.
Termination of parental rights. Child custody. Rights of children. Citation: 723 N.E.2d 48, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 1118 (2000).
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
Unfitness of a parent based upon incarceration. Reasonable effort to reunification of a parent and child. Guardianship of a child. Citation: 718 N.E.2d 1270, 48 Mass.App.Ct. 1107 (1999).
OUTCOME: Affirmed. Expertly advocated
Parental failure to keep contact with children. Drug abuse. Clear and convincing evidence of unfitness. Adequacy of adoption plan. Citation: 716 N.E.2d 695, 47 Mass.App.Ct. 1118 (1999)
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