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MORIN v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE

16 Mass. App. Ct. 20 (1983)

448 N.E.2d 1287

JOANNE MORIN vs. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WELFARE.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

May 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan R. Fierce for the plaintiff.

John P. Graceffa, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Present: HALE, C.J., ROSE, & WARNER, JJ.

WARNER, J.

The case before us grew out of the following sequence of events. On September 3, 1981, the Department of Social Services (DSS) brought a petition under G.L.c. 119, § 24, in a juvenile session of a District Court alleging that the four minor children of the plaintiff were in need of care and protection. On the same day, after an ex parte hearing, a temporary order was entered transferring custody of the children from the plaintiff to DSS. On September...

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