Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Hugo P. v. George P.
Hugo P. v. George P., 526 U.S. 1034 (1999)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1999-03-22
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "As the trier of fact, [the judge] was in the best position to evaluate all the evidence, contradictory at times"
- “The authority to order an alternate plan is implicit in the authority to approve or disapprove a plan in accordance with the evidence presented”
- plan proposed by parent not entitled to any artificial weight in determining best interests of child
- judge has obligation to consider DCF's proposed plan but must make determination based on child's best interests
- in considering widest range of permissible evidence in child custody cases, court should not give presumptive consideration to one factor or another when Legislature has not recognized a presumption as such
- trial judge is in best position to evaluate evidence
Citator
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- 76 opinions
Sup. Jud. Ct. Mass. Motion of National Association of Counsel for Children for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of petitioner to strike affidavit from appendix to George P.’s brief in opposition denied. Certiorari denied.