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parent must raise claim in Massachusetts

18 Massachusetts opinions name it 1 courts 2008–2026 11 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Adoption of Gregorygreen
mass · 2001 · cited in 16 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2008–2026
2 sentences

2026See Adoption of Gregory, 434 Mass. 117, 124 (2001) ("a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner so that reasonable accommodations may be made"); Adoption 3 of Yalena, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 542, 554 (2021) ("A claim of inadequate services must be raised in a timely manner to provide the judge and the department the opportunity to make accommodations while the case is pending").

2026However, "a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner so that reasonable accommodations may be made." Adoption of Gregory, 434 Mass. 117, 124 (2001).

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Adoption of Daisygreen
massappct · 2010 · cited in 12 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2018–2026
2 sentences

2026"It is well-established that a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner." 5 Adoption of Daisy, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 768, 781 (2010), S.C., 460 Mass. 72 (2011).

2025It is also "well-established that a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner." Adoption of Daisy, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 768, 781 (2010), citing Adoption of Gregory, 434 Mass. 117, 124 (2001).

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ADOPTION OF YALENA.green
massappct · 2021 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026See Adoption of Gregory, 434 Mass. 117, 124 (2001) ("a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner so that reasonable accommodations may be made"); Adoption 3 of Yalena, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 542, 554 (2021) ("A claim of inadequate services must be raised in a timely manner to provide the judge and the department the opportunity to make accommodations while the case is pending").

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Adoption of Daisy green
mass · 2011
2 sentences

2026"It is well-established that a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner." 5 Adoption of Daisy, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 768, 781 (2010), S.C., 460 Mass. 72 (2011).

2025However, it is also "well-established that a parent must raise a claim of inadequate services in a timely manner so that reasonable accommodations may be made." Adoption of Daisy, 77 Mass. App. Ct. 768, 781 (2010), S.C., 460 Mass. 72 (2011), citing Adoption of Gregory, 434 Mass. 117, 124 (2001).

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Statutes the citing opinions construe

MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 29C (10) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51A (9) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, § 3 (9) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 24 (4) MA § Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119, § 51B (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

MA 18 (2008–2026) IA 4 (2019–2020)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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