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· 10/15/1853

Simpson v. Bowker

Citations

  • 65 Mass. 306

How courts have described this case

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

  • determining that superior court clearly erred by finding father had not remedied substance abuse given his two years of sobriety, among other factors
  • reversing superior court finding because father completed treatment, maintained sobriety for two years, had no history of relapses, and had acknowledged his substance abuse was a problem
  • “Whether [mother’s] unremedied mental health issues created a substantial risk of physical injury to her children was a factual determination.”
  • “It is not our role to reweigh the evidence or to make credibility determinations . . . .”

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Judges: Dewey

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