ADOPTION OF KIMBERLY


414 Mass. 526 (1993)

609 N.E.2d 73

ADOPTION OF KIMBERLY (and a companion case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

March 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin L. Stolk for the mother.

Elizabeth A. Sickelco for the minors.

David B. Perry for Department of Social Services.

Present: WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & GREANEY, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The mother of two minor children appeals from judgments of the Probate and Family Court, dispensing with the need for her consent to the adoption of her daughters, Kimberly and Joyce, pursuant to G.L.c. 210, § 3 (1990 ed.). She argues that (1) the judge's findings regarding current parental unfitness and the best interests of the children were not supported by clear and convincing evidence; (2) the failure of the Department of Social Services (department...

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