| Docket # | SJC-11122 |
| Date | May 7, 2012 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Ireland, C.J., Spina, Cordy, Botsford, Gants, Duffly, JJ.
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| Summary | Devise and legacy, Adopted child. Trust, Adopted child, Construction. Will, Construction, Omitted issue. Statute, Retroactive application. Due process of law, Retroactive application of statute. |
| Appealed From | Norfolk Probate and Family Court, Justice Angela M. Ordonez |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Anderson: Wilbur A. Glahn, III, Kimberly Ryan Torrisi |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Dugan: Maria L. Rockwell
Podolski: Steven B. Rosenthal
BNY Mellon, N.A.: Kevin J. Willis |
| Amici Curiae | Douglas D. Lee; Attorney General; Boston Bar Association; New England Legal Foundation; Joseph Lee, IV; Kathleen Lee DeMinico; Jonathan K. Lee; Deborah S. Lee; Carolyn G. Lee |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
