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DOE v. DOE

377 Mass. 272 (1979)

385 N.E.2d 995

JOHN DOE vs. RICHARD DOE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

February 7, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul K. Connolly, Jr., for the defendant.

Stephen R. Katz for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.

BRAUCHER, J.

We consider the effect of G.L.c. 201, § 6, as amended through St. 1977, c. 567, § 1 (the statute),1 denying to a guardian of a mentally ill person the authority to commit the ward to a mental health facility unless the court "specifically" finds commitment to be in the "best interests" of the ward. We hold that in the circumstances of the present case the statute requires...

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