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DURO v. DURO

392 Mass. 574 (1984)

467 N.E.2d 165

THERESA L. DURO vs. DANIEL H. DURO.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy J. Lorenz (Carolyn N. Famiglietti with her) for the plaintiff.

Lenahan O'Connell, for the defendant, submitted a brief.

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

ABRAMS, J.

We hold that, as a matter of statutory interpretation,1 reports of Probate Court probation officers made to a probate judge, pursuant to G.L.c. 276, § 85B, inserted by St. 1969, c. 771, § 3, must be in writing, and litigants must be afforded the opportunity to cross-examine the probation officer on the written report. In this case, the plaintiff appeals2...

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