Whether an individual who is a defendant of an abuse prevention order and whose parental rights are restricted or terminated is 'in custody'

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether an individual who is a defendant of an abuse prevention order and whose parental right are restricted or terminated is “in custody”, pursuant to In Rex v. Clarkson, 1 Str. 444, 93 Eng. Rep. 625 (K. B. 1722) Whether abuse prevention proceedings that restrict or terminate parental right are constitutionally deficient, pursuant to Matthews v Eldridge, 424 US 319, 96 S. Ct. 893, 47 L. Ed. 2d 18 (1976) Whether an individual who is a defendant of an abuse prevention order under M.G.L. c209A is “in custody”, pursuant to Jones v. Cunningham, 371 US 236, 83 S. Ct. 373, 9 L. Ed. 2d 285 (1963) i