| Docket # | SJC-11010 |
| Date | May 8, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Lenk, JJ.
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| Summary | Domestic partner. Marriage. Comity. Minor, Custody. Parent and child, Custody of minor. Practice, Civil, Attorney's fees. Probate court, Custody of child, Attorney's fees. |
| Appealed From | Essex Probate and Family Court, Justice Mary McCauley Manzi |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Rose: John Foskett, Regina M. Hurley |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Hunter: Karen L. Loewy, Patience Crozier |
| Amici Curiae | California Professors of Family Law |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |