ADOPTION OF URSA

No. 22-P-1048.

103 Mass. App. Ct. 558 (2023)

ADOPTION OF URSA (and a companion case).

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

November 29, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Natalie K. Hoppel for the mother.

Kristin S. Braithwaite for Department of Children and Families.

Daniel R. Katz for the children.

Present: Massing, Grant, & Brennan, JJ.


In this tragic case, a toddler's death resulted in the mother being indicted for, and eventually pleading guilty to, manslaughter and reckless endangerment. While the criminal case was pending, proceedings for care and protection of the mother's six other children went forward. This appeal concerns the Juvenile Court decrees terminating...

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