GARDNER v. ROTHMAN


370 Mass. 79 (1976)

345 N.E.2d 370

RICHARD L. GARDNER vs. ADELE P. ROTHMAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regina Healy for the defendant.

Gene D. Dahmen for the plaintiff.

Present: REARDON, QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

The acknowledged father of an illegitimate child complains that the mother, with whom the child lives, has refused him visitation rights. The mother's motion to dismiss the complaint was denied in the Probate Court, and the judge reported the matter to the Appeals Court. We allowed the father's application for direct appellate review, and we affirm the judge's order.

The complaint alleges the following facts. The father and mother had an "uninterrupted...

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