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Panel hears dispute over whether Massachusetts was proper forum in child-welfare case
Summary
In a custody-jurisdiction appeal (Dept. of Children & Families v. Mother), counsel debated whether Massachusetts had appropriate jurisdiction under the Massachusetts child-custody jurisdiction act given the mother's transient history and contacts in New Hampshire; the department and child’s counsel argued the judge correctly applied the best-interest significant-contacts analysis.
The panel resumed the March 2 sitting with a family-law jurisdiction appeal in which the court considered whether Massachusetts was the appropriate forum for a child who later received pediatric care, school, and therapy in Massachusetts.
Margaret Gary, counsel for the mother, argued the record lacks sufficient Massachusetts contacts at the time the child…
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