CUSTODY OF A MINOR (NO. 1).


13 Mass. App. Ct. 66 (1982)

430 N.E.2d 840

CUSTODY OF A MINOR (No. 1).

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

January 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan R. Fierce for the parents.

Gerald J. Caruso, Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Social Services.

Present: DREBEN, CUTTER, & SMITH, JJ.


SMITH, J.

By its terms G.L.c. 119, § 27,1 permits a de novo appeal to a juvenile appeals session of a District Court in two situations: (1) where a minor is adjudicated to be in need of care and protection or (2) where there is an adjudication under G.L.c. 119, § 26, and an order of commitment, either temporary or permanent. A second type of review is also provided by G.L.c. 119, § 26, which allows,

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