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Mass. Family Battles DCF over Custody, Gender Care Dispute

The family says a school counselor’s report led to state custody, and a judge later blocked high-dose testosterone treatment.

  • On Friday, a Massachusetts judge temporarily blocked the state from administering high-dose testosterone to 17-year-old Sophie, escalating the custody dispute between her parents, Joseph and Arlene Kutzko, and DCF.
  • Algonquin Regional High School staff allegedly socially transitioned Sophie without informing the Kutzkos; a school counsellor reported the family to DCF after the parents objected on religious grounds.
  • Claims regarding Sophie's treatment—including denial of contact and psychiatric medication—remain unverified because Massachusetts Juvenile Court proceedings and DCF files are confidential, preventing public disclosure of the state's grounds.
  • Sophie remains in Massachusetts state custody, having not spoken to her parents since December 2024, while the next hearing is scheduled for October 29, 2026.
  • Similar parental-rights cases have reached federal courts: the Supreme Court declined to hear the Indiana-based Coxes' appeal on March 18, 2024, and the First Circuit rejected a constitutional challenge in Foote v Ludlow School Committee in February 2025.
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