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Docket
25-P-909
Jurisdiction, Custody of child, Nonresident. Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. Probate Court, Jurisdiction, Guardian, Custody of child. Minor, Custody. Parent and Child, Custody of minor. Guardian. Practice, Civil, Guardianship proceeding.
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Dates
May 13, 2026 – June 29, 2026

Docket
SJC-13819
Arbitration, Authority of arbitrator, Confirmation of award. Massachusetts Arbitration Act. Public Policy. Contract, Construction contract, Subcontract. Payment.
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Dates
February 2, 2026. – June 26, 2026

Docket
SJC-13713
Homicide. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Evidence, Scientific test, Relevancy and materiality, Presumptions and burden of proof, Consciousness of guilt. Practice, Criminal, Presumptions and burden of proof, Postconviction relief. Self-Defense.
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Dates
January 5, 2026 - June 24, 2026

Docket
SJC-13926
Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Practice, Civil, Care and protection proceeding.
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Dates
June 24, 2026

Docket
25-P-102
Adoption, Care and protection, Parent's consent. Minor, Adoption, Care and protection. Parent and Child, Adoption, Care and protection of minor. Consent. Jurisdiction, Juvenile Court. Practice, Civil, Standing, Care and protection proceeding. Statute, Construction.
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Dates
April 15, 2026 – June 24, 2026
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