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Appeals court weighs evidence that father’s mental-health concerns made him unfit to parent
Summary
An appeals panel heard argument on whether a juvenile court correctly found a father unfit and committed his nine‑year‑old son to the mother’s permanent custody after the father raised repeated concerns—described by the court as delusional—about possible abuse.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard argument in a contested juvenile-care-and-protection appeal that turns on whether the lower court correctly found the father unfit and whether the child should remain with the mother in Virginia.
Father’s counsel asked the panel to vacate the juvenile court’s adjudication, arguing the trial judge’s findings did not clearly and convincingly demonstrate unfitness or show the required nexus between the father’s mental-health symptoms and a risk of harm to…
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