ADOPTION OF XARISSA

No. 20-P-654.

99 Mass. App. Ct. 610 (2021)

ADOPTION OF XARISSA.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

May 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana C. Chenevert for the mother.

Jared B. Cohen , Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Children and Families.

Hugh F. Ferguson for the child.

Present: Massing, Henry, & Ditkoff, JJ.


The mother appeals from a decree issued by a Juvenile Court judge terminating her parental rights to the child, approving the adoption plan of the Department of Children and Families (department), and granting her one posttermination visit per year. We clarify that, when a child's mental health and behavioral needs are in flux, an adoption...

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