Usen v. Usen

This is an appeal by the mother of a minor child from a decree entered in the Probate Court removing the child from her custody and awarding custody to the father. She claims the following errors: (1) The judge permitted at trial an amendment of a petition to restrain removal of the child from the Commonwealth under G. L. c. 208, § 30, transforming it into a petition for change of custody under G. L. c. 208, § 28. (2) The judge admitted testimony of the mother’s psychotherapist without compliance with the requirements of G. L. c. 233, § 20B. In addition, she claims that the decree is not…