JACOBS, J.
Ned was three and one-half years old when the Department of Social Services (department), on October 24, 1985, filed a care and protection petition on his behalf in the Bristol County Juvenile Court pursuant to G.L.c. 119, § 24. On the same day, the court awarded temporary custody of Ned to the department. While the care and protection case was pending, the department, on February 23, 1987, filed a petition to dispense with parental consent to Ned...
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