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ADOPTION OF TAMMY

416 Mass. 205 (1993)

619 N.E.2d 315

ADOPTION OF TAMMY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

September 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justine H. Brousseau (Laura R. Studen with her) for the minor.

Katherine Triantafillou (Joyce Kauffman & Mary Notaris with her) for the petitioners.

Mary L. Bonauto, for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Clare C. Conley, Jamie Ann Sabino, Jacquelynne Bowman, Carol Brill, John R. Jackson & Elaine M. Epstein, for Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts & others, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

GREANEY, J.

In this case, two unmarried women, Susan and Helen, filed a joint petition in the Probate and Family Court Department under G.L.c. 210, § 1 (1992 ed.) to adopt as their child Tammy, a minor, who is Susan's biological daughter. Following an evidentiary hearing, a judge of the Probate and Family Court entered a memorandum of decision containing findings of fact and conclusions of law. Based on her finding...

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