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· 10/15/1839

Chessman v. Whittemore

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  • 40 Mass. 231

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  • discussing cases in which we have rec- ognized that a parent’s substance abuse alone does not give rise to dependency jurisdiction and that DHS must prove that a parent uses substances “in a way that puts the child at risk of serious harm” (internal quotation marks omitted

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Judges: Morton

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