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Appeals court hears dispute over juvenile‑court jurisdiction in DCF care‑and‑protection case
Summary
Lawyers argued whether Suffolk County juvenile court properly retained subject‑matter jurisdiction after a mother left Massachusetts with the infant; the panel questioned when Massachusetts remained the child's 'home state' under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction rules.
On April 10 the Appeals Court considered a factual and jurisdictional challenge in Department of Children and Families v. Father over whether the Suffolk County juvenile court had subject‑matter jurisdiction to proceed with a care‑and‑protection petition after the mother left Massachusetts with the newborn child.
Roberta Driscoll Weiss, representing the father, argued the juvenile court lacked ongoing jurisdiction because the mother had moved back to North Carolina with the child after a period of residence in Massachusetts; Weiss urged the…
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