| Docket # | SJC-10433 |
| Date | October 5, 2009 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Minor, Care and protection, Custody, Temporary custody. Parent and child, Care and protection of minor, Custody of minor. Due process of law, Child custody proceeding. Department of Children and Families. Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Juvenile court. |
| Appealed From | Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County, Justice Francis X. Spina. |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Child: Mark A. Papirio, Timothy M. Kotfila |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Department of Children & Families: Monica C. Murphy |
| Amici Curiae | Mother; Father |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |