State Supreme Court / Mass.

Petition of the New England Home for Little Wanderers

Decided May 5, 1975. Benjamin Kaplan wrote the opinion for the court.

328 N.E.2d 854 · Cited 150 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Stinson v. Meegan · 318 Mass. 459
Kauch · 264 N.E.2d 371
Consent to Adoption of a Minor · 363 Mass. 537
Commonwealth v. Brasher · 270 N.E.2d 389
Adoption of a Minor · 258 N.E.2d 567
Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Adoption of a Minor · 178 N.E.2d 264
A Juvenile · 306 N.E.2d 822
Adoption of a Minor · 156 N.E.2d 801
Beloin v. Bullett · 310 Mass. 206
Erickson v. Raspperry · 320 Mass. 333
Wilkins v. Wilkins · 324 Mass. 261
Adoption of a Minor · 291 N.E.2d 729
Cosgrove v. Cosgrove · 217 N.E.2d 754
Consent to Adoption of a Minor · 345 Mass. 706
Boyns v. Department of Public Welfare · 360 Mass. 600

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In the Matter of Carson · 382 N.E.2d 1116
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Adoption of a Minor · 438 N.E.2d 38
Bezio v. Patenaude · 410 N.E.2d 1207
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
In Re the New Bedford Child & Family Service to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 432 N.E.2d 97
In re Cunningham · 59 Ohio St. 2d 100
New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services v. A.W. · 512 A.2d 438
State v. Anonymous · 179 Conn. 155
Custody of a Minor · 389 N.E.2d 68
Custody of a Minor · 379 N.E.2d 1053
Custody of a Minor · 452 N.E.2d 483
In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 461 N.E.2d 186
Adoption of Gillian · 63 Mass. App. Ct. 398
Adoption of Rhona · 57 Mass. App. Ct. 479
In Re the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption · 452 N.E.2d 497
Doe v. Doe · 385 N.E.2d 995
Adoption of Zoltan · 71 Mass. App. Ct. 185
Petition of Dept. of Pub. Welfare to Dispense · 358 N.E.2d 794
In re D.S. · 88 A.3d 678
In re D.S. · 52 A.3d 887
Stewart v. Stewart · 289 S.E.2d 652
In Re C.R., 06 Be 53 (6-21-2007) · 2007 Ohio 3179
Sylvander v. New England Home for Little Wanderers · 444 F. Supp. 393

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