ADOPTION OF A MINOR


386 Mass. 741 (1982)

438 N.E.2d 38

ADOPTION OF A MINOR.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

July 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Lipton (Matthew H. Feinberg with him) for the foster parents.

Judith S. Yogman, Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Social Services.

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


HENNESSEY, C.J.

The issue before us is whether a Probate Court judge may entertain this adoption petition filed by a child's foster parents. We conclude that the statutes governing adoption do not permit foster parents to petition for adoption while the child's mother is opposing a care and protection proceeding brought by the Department of Social Services (Department)1 in the juvenile session of a District

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