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Turner v. Lewis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
749 N.E.2d 122 (2001)
- Written by Serena Lipski, JD
Facts
A grandmother had custody of her son’s child. The child’s parents were never married. The child’s mother came to the grandmother’s house looking for her child, and when the grandmother did not go get the child, the mother hit and pushed the grandmother several times and then left. The grandmother then filed a complaint against the mother for protection from abuse. The initial judge granted the grandmother an emergency protective order, but another judge would not extend the order, reasoning that the grandmother was not related to the mother by blood as required by statute.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Ireland, J.)
Dissent (Cowin, J.)
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