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PETITION OF BOSTON CHILDREN'S SERVICE ASSN.

20 Mass. App. Ct. 566 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 516

PETITION OF BOSTON CHILDREN'S SERVICE ASSOCIATION TO DISPENSE WITH CONSENT TO ADOPTION.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Triantafillou for the parents.

R. Susan Dillard for Boston Children's Service Association.

Daniel M. Lewis for the minor child.

Present: GRANT, KASS, & FINE, JJ.

KASS, J.

Recent cases concerning termination of parental rights have emphasized the gravity of separating children from their biological parents. Fundamental rights and relationships are involved. See Freeman v. Chaplic, 388 Mass. 398, 407-408 (1983); Petitions of the Dept. of Social Servs. to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, 389 Mass. 793, 799-800 (1983); Petition of...

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