Adoption of Hugo

Decided October 14, 1998. Margaret H. Marshall wrote the opinion for the court.

428 Mass. 219 · Cited 118 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Care & Protection of Three Minors · 467 N.E.2d 851
• Custody of Eleanor · 610 N.E.2d 938
• Adoption of Quentin · 424 Mass. 882
• Commonwealth v. Lanigan · 419 Mass. 15
• Custody of Two Minors · 487 N.E.2d 1358
• Commonwealth v. Richardson · 423 Mass. 180
• In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 461 N.E.2d 186
• Adoption of a Minor · 327 N.E.2d 875
• McLaughlin v. Board of Selectmen · 422 Mass. 359
• Petition of the New England Home for Little Wanderers · 328 N.E.2d 854
• Adoption of Paula · 420 Mass. 716
• Adoption of Frederick · 537 N.E.2d 1208
• Custody of a Minor · 452 N.E.2d 483
• Commonwealth v. Mahoney · 550 N.E.2d 1380
• Letch v. Daniels · 514 N.E.2d 675
• Petition of Dept. of Public Welfare · 381 N.E.2d 565
• Care & Protection of Martha · 553 N.E.2d 902
• Commonwealth v. Pikul · 511 N.E.2d 336
• In Re Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc. · 479 N.E.2d 148
• Rose v. Commissioner of Public Health · 282 N.E.2d 81
• Murphy v. Chichetto · 323 Mass. 11
• Adoption of Kirk · 623 N.E.2d 492

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• Adoption of Cadence · 81 Mass. App. Ct. 162
• Adoption of Peggy · 436 Mass. 690
• IN RE TA.L. IN RE A.L. IN PETITION OF R.W. & A.W. IN RE PETITION OF E.A.A.H. AND T.L. · 149 A.3d 1060
• Adoption of Cecily · 83 Mass. App. Ct. 719
• Adoption of Keefe · 49 Mass. App. Ct. 818
• Adoption of Ilona · 459 Mass. 53
• Adoption of Nancy · 443 Mass. 512
• Adoption of Elena · 446 Mass. 24
• Adoption of Helen · 429 Mass. 856
• Adoption of Larry · 434 Mass. 456
• Don · 435 Mass. 158
• Adoption of Rhona · 57 Mass. App. Ct. 479
• Adoption of Rico · 453 Mass. 749
• Commonwealth v. Zeininger · 459 Mass. 775
• Commonwealth v. Frangipane · 433 Mass. 527
• Hunter v. Rose · 463 Mass. 488
• Adoption of Georgia · 433 Mass. 62
• A.H. v. M.P. · 447 Mass. 828
• Adoption of Imelda · 72 Mass. App. Ct. 354
• Adoption of Zander · 83 Mass. App. Ct. 363
• Care & Protection of Jamison · 467 Mass. 269
• Care & Protection of Yetta · 84 Mass. App. Ct. 691
• In re the Trusts Under the Will of Crabtree · 449 Mass. 128

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