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