Adoption of Seth

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• if the judge was “overzealous” in the questioning of the psychiatrist, the error was harmless in view of the conclusion that no prejudice resulted

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Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Adoption of Kimberly
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-03-09· cited 64×
• Adoption of Saul
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2004-03-03· cited 23×
• Care & Protection of Georgette
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2002-05-22· cited 17×
• Viragh v. Foldes
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-04-29· cited 16×
• Adoption of Norbert
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2013-04-25· cited 16×
• Commonwealth v. Clerico
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1993-10-08· cited 14×
• In re Adoption of Querida
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-02-11· cited 14×
• Turesky v. Carp
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1993-07-15· cited 8×
• City of Boston v. United States Gypsum Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-09-06· cited 6×
• St. Leger v. Agency Rent a Car, Inc.
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1993-09-03· cited 6×
• Dao Bui v. Vazquez
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1999-01-13· cited 4×
• Perrault v. Espinal
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 2000-02-08· cited 3×
• JME v. DRT
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 1996-11-01· cited 2×
• Law Office of Johnson v. Donohoe
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1997-07-21· cited 2×
• In re Adoption Henrietta
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-02· cited 1×
• P.W. v. M.S.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2006-11-28
• Young v. St. Hilaire
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2018-03-02
• In re Sadie
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 2019-02-27
• Gallagher v. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
  Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div.· 1993-01-21

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Santosky v. Kramer
  Supreme Court· 1982-02-22· cited 9,761×
• United States v. Grinnell Corp.
  Supreme Court· 1966-06-13· cited 2,474×
• Custody of Two Minors
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-01-27· cited 120×
• Department of Youth Services v. a Juvenile
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-11-04· cited 117×
• Care & Protection of Stephen
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-11-12· cited 85×
• King v. Grace
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1936-01-28· cited 69×
• Petitions of the Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-02-23· cited 63×
• Commonwealth v. Festa
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-01-05· cited 60×
• Custody of a Minor
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-08-08· cited 56×
• Custody of Michel
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-02-07· cited 54×
• Commonwealth v. Haley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1973-05-03· cited 51×
• In Re the New Bedford Child & Family Service to Dispense With Consent to Adoption
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-03-02· cited 41×
• Adoption of Abigail
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-11-24· cited 40×
• Grant v. Lewis/Boyle, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-08-09· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. Hanscomb
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-05-12· cited 28×
• Commonwealth v. Kobrin
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-02· cited 17×
• Adoption of Adam
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-12-02· cited 9×
• Custody & Adoption of Ned
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-05-02· cited 5×
• Adoption of Christine
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-08-21· cited 4×