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Appeals court reviews parenting‑time decision after judge cited mother’s alcohol history and employment concerns
Summary
The Appeals Court heard argument in a parenting‑time appeal where the trial judge found mother had a history of problematic alcohol use and cited housing and employment stability in denying an equal parenting schedule.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard an appeal by a mother who argued the trial judge erred by denying equal shared parenting time and instead retaining the pretrial temporary schedule.
Appellant counsel Pascual DeSantis said the court undervalued the full record of the mother’s recovery efforts, including completion of an outpatient program and thousands of negative monitoring tests, and therefore failed to assess the child’s best interest neutrally. “The judge focused on…
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