Legal Opinion

Adoption of Serena

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided August 15, 2005No. 05-P-199Published

1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.

On appeal from a decree terminating her parental rights to consent to the adoption of her daughter, the mother’s principal argument is that the judge erred in allowing a clinical psychologist to testify about communications by the mother during a psychological evaluation conducted by the psychologist, because the communication was privileged under G. L. c. 233, § 20B, and the psychologist did not adequately inform the mother that the communications would not be privileged, under the exception established under § 20B(e), as amended by St. *2611986, c. 594.2 See Commonwealth v. Lamb, 365 Mass.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jon S. Miller, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. LambMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. HiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
  4. Commonwealth v. DeMinicoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  5. Adoption of CarlaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993

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