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COMMONWEALTH v. A JUVENILE

387 Mass. 678 (1982)

422 N.E.2d 1155

COMMONWEALTH vs. A JUVENILE.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

December 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Gibson Smith for the defendant.

Michael J. Traft, Assistant District Attorney (Robin Pearl, Legal Assistant to the District Attorney, with him) for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & NOLAN, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

We are concerned with the authority of a Juvenile Court (a) to entertain a nonsupport action under G.L.c. 273, § 15, and enter a finding of delinquency against a juvenile defendant, and (b) to order the payment of support for his illegitimate child, where the defendant juvenile receives aid for families with dependent children (A.F.D.C.). We affirm the order of a judge of the Boston Juvenile Court who adjudged...

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