Massachusetts Adoption Court Cases

Massachusetts Court Case: Petition of Gally
This is a petition filed in the Probate Court for the adoption of Dana Lee Morgan, otherwise known as Dana Lee Rocci, a girl now about two years old. The petitioners are Henry Gally, Junior, and his wife. The mother of the child has signed the petition, consenting "to the adoption, as above prayed for," and her consent has been attested before a notary public. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 210, § 2, as appearing in St. 1950, c. 737, § 1. There was no appearance in opposition to the petition. The trial judge...


Massachusetts Court Case: Adoption of a Minor
These are two petitions for the adoption and change of name of a minor child. The first petition (hereinafter called the mother's petition), in order of time, was brought by the natural mother of the minor and her husband. The second petition (hereinafter called the sister's petition) is brought by the mother's sister and her husband. The petitions were heard together and the judge made a voluntary report of material facts. The evidence is not reported. Pertinent findings of the judge...


Massachusetts Court Case: Adoption of Alex
The putative father of a child born out of wedlock appeals from the dismissal by a judge in the Probate and Family Court Department of his paternity complaint and of his petition to revoke the adoption by the child's mother and her husband. The appeals were consolidated in the Appeals Court for the purposes of briefing and oral argument. This court granted direct...


Massachusetts Court Case: Youmans v. Ramos
In 1997, Donald R. Youmans (father), a resident of Georgia, sought legal and physical custody of his daughter, Tamika E. Youmans. Tamika, who was born in 1986, had lived with Cynthia M. Ramos, her maternal aunt, in Massachusetts for most of her life. The aunt, previously appointed as Tamika's permanent guardian, sought to retain custody of Tamika...


Massachusetts Court Case: Adoption of Tammy
We summarize the relevant facts as found by the judge. Helen and Susan have lived together in a committed relationship, which they consider to be permanent, for more than ten years. In June, 1983, they jointly purchased a house in Cambridge. Both women are physicians specializing in surgery. At the time the petition was filed, Helen maintained a private practice...


Massachusetts Court Case: Cennami v. Department of Public Welfare
This is an appeal from a decision of a single justice of this court which dismissed an action brought originally in the Supreme Judicial Court and transferred to this court for disposition under G. L. c. 211, § 4A. The action is one of several presently pending in various courts each concerning the custody of a female child born on April 24, 1975. The child's mother left her with a relative shortly after birth. About four weeks later, the child, in circumstances not disclosed by the record before us, came...


Massachusetts Court Case: Adoption of Lars
The adoption plans. Because the children, ranging in age from six to ten at the time of trial, suffered from various severe behavioral, developmental, and emotional problems and had not been placed in preadoptive homes at the time the adoption plans were filed, those plans neither identify the prospective adoptive parents nor do more than generally outline the children's needs and requirements...


Massachusetts Court Case: Care of Georgette
Our review of the voluminous record firmly persuades us that the appellants' several arguments are without merit; that the trial judge committed no legal error; that his findings and conclusions easily survive appellate review; and that the motion judge correctly denied the children's rule 60(b) motion. The trial judge's detailed subsidiary findings, contained in 185 separate paragraphs and subparagraphs, not only reflect the conscientiousness, high degree of care, and close attention that he was obligated to, and did...


Massachusetts Court Case: Adoption of Roni
Roni was born in Taiwan on March 20, 1985. When Roni was between fifteen and seventeen months old, the mother (who was pregnant with Gail at the time) moved to the United States, leaving Roni in the care of the father's parents. n4 Gail was born in the United States on November 14, 1986, and was sent back to live with Roni and the father's parents. The parents returned...

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