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Appeals court hears challenge to termination of parental rights after domestic‑violence and substance‑use findings
Summary
The court reviewed a juvenile‑court decree terminating a father's parental rights, focusing on codependency with the mother, domestic‑violence history, substance‑use records and whether the juvenile court properly weighed recent collateral reports of progress.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court took oral argument Oct. 10 in a challenge to a juvenile-court decree that terminated a father’s parental rights after a multi‑year care and protection proceeding involving domestic violence and substance misuse.
Jennifer DeFeo, representing the father, argued the juvenile court gave insufficient weight to post‑removal progress: sobriety documented by clean urine screens over many months, therapy participation, and favorable collateral…
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