A couple whose children were removed from their Waltham home in the middle of the night have cleared a legal hurdle in their federal lawsuit against the senior-level Massachusetts Department of Children and Families employees who made the emergency decision without seeking judicial approval.
Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins first shared their story with the NBC10 Boston Investigators in September 2022.
“This case is about the sanctity of the home,” said Wesley Hottot, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, a nonprofit firm that specializes in cases against the government. “What we insist on is that before making that removal decision, you have to get a judge to sign off on why you’re carrying it out.”…