| Docket # | SJC-10280 |
| Date | March 3, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Minor, Visitation rights. Adoption, Visitation rights, Dispensing with parent's consent. Parent and child, Dispensing with parent's consent to adoption. |
| Appealed From | Hampden Juvenile Court, Justice Rebekah J. Crampton Kamukala |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Child: Robert E. Young Father: Jeanne M. Kaiser |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Department of Children and Families: Annapurna Balakrishna |
| Amici Curiae | Committee for Public Counsel Services |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |