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The bonding of a child with adoptive parents may bea factorin a judge's decision to terminate parental rights in Massachusetts. Adoption of Nicole, 40 Mass. App. Ct. 259, 262-263 (1996). But,bonding ca...
See Full Guide1. A parents ability to manage financial affairs is an appropriate consideration in the determination of unfitness. Petitions of the Department of Social Services to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, ...
See Full Guide1. A parents character, temperament, conduct, and capacity to provide for a child's particular needs, affections, and age. Adoption of Mary, 414 Mass. 705, 711 (1993). 2. Evidence of alcohol or drug ...
See Full GuideIn Massachusetts the petitioner in a care and protection case, usually the Department of Children and Families, is required to prove at trial by clear and convincing evidence that a parent is currently...
See Full GuideRemoval of children. Not easy on anyone. One of the first great difficulties a parent and child may face in a care and protection case is the emergency removal of a child. As can be imagined this sep...
See Full GuideWhat is a motion? A motion is simply a request, usually in writing, asking a judge to do something. In Department of Children and Family (DCF) cases a parent or child may request, for example, that a...
See Full GuideIn reviewing a judge's denial of a recusal motion, the standard of review on appeal is whether there was an abuse of discretion. Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc., 428 Mass. 543, 546 (...
See Full GuideSo long as a family cannot or does not provide the necessary amount of care and protection for its children, the Department of Children and Families (Massachusetts) is obligated to intervene and pr...
See Full GuideHow findings of fact are determined The petitioner, usually the Department of Children and Families in Massachusetts, in a termination of parental rights or care and protection case must prove at tri...
See Full GuideThe path to terminate parental rights in the court's of Massachusetts is firmly established. A decision to terminate parental rights involves a two-step analysis by a judge after hearing and reading al...
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