MALACHI M. v. QUINTINA Q.

SJC-12674.

483 Mass. 725 (2019)

MALACHI M. v. QUINTINA Q.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

December 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Traft , for the mother.

Robert E. Curtis, Jr. , for the father.

Kia L. Freeman , & Wyley S. Proctor , for Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts & another.

Richard M. Novitch, pro se.

Sasha Drobnick , of the District of Columbia, Philip A. O'Connell, Jr. , & Tony K. Lu , for Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project.

Kevin J. Powers , Elizabeth V. Brennan , Christine M. Bonardi , Roberta M. Driscoll , & Amy DiDonna , for D.M. & others.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.


This is an appeal by the mother from a modification judgment that granted sole legal custody of the parties' child to the father. In this case we must resolve the tension between the requirement in G. L. c. 208, § 31A, that "[i]n issuing any temporary or permanent custody order, the probate...

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