State Supreme Court / Mass.

Custody of Eleanor

Decided April 9, 1993. Neil L. Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

610 N.E.2d 938 · Cited 191 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.

Custody of Two Minors · 487 N.E.2d 1358
Care & Protection of Martha · 553 N.E.2d 902
Custody of Eleanor · 32 Mass. App. Ct. 668
Care & Protection of Stephen · 514 N.E.2d 1087
Petition of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 493 N.E.2d 197
Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc. · 330 N.E.2d 161
Commonwealth v. Haas · 369 N.E.2d 692
Commonwealth v. Tucceri · 589 N.E.2d 1216
Building Inspector of Lancaster v. Sanderson · 360 N.E.2d 1051
In Re the Department of Public Welfare to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 421 N.E.2d 28
Care & Protection of Three Minors · 467 N.E.2d 851
Adoption of Frederick · 537 N.E.2d 1208
Commonwealth v. Haas · 501 N.E.2d 1154
Department of Public Welfare v. J. K. B. · 393 N.E.2d 406
Care & Protection of Robert · 556 N.E.2d 993
Murphy v. LS.K.Con. of New England, Inc. · 571 N.E.2d 340
In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 461 N.E.2d 186
Commonwealth v. Day · 569 N.E.2d 397
Custody of a Minor · 392 Mass. 719
Wilkins v. Wilkins · 324 Mass. 261

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Adoption of Larry · 434 Mass. 456
Adoption of Greta · 431 Mass. 577
Adoption of Peggy · 436 Mass. 690
Adoption of Inez · 428 Mass. 717
Adoption of Lorna · 46 Mass. App. Ct. 134
In Re Adoption of Chad · 120 N.E.3d 329
Adoption of Zoltan · 71 Mass. App. Ct. 185
Adoption of Cecily · 83 Mass. App. Ct. 719
Adoption of Keefe · 49 Mass. App. Ct. 818
Care & Protection of Amalie · 69 Mass. App. Ct. 813
Adoption of Nancy · 443 Mass. 512
Adoption of Elena · 446 Mass. 24
Commonwealth v. Colon · 449 Mass. 207
Don · 435 Mass. 158
Adoption of Gillian · 63 Mass. App. Ct. 398
Adoption of Rhona · 57 Mass. App. Ct. 479
Smith v. McDonald · 458 Mass. 540
Adoption of Warren · 44 Mass. App. Ct. 620
R.D. v. A.H. · 454 Mass. 706
Wakefield v. Hegarty · 67 Mass. App. Ct. 772

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