Adoption of Olivette

Among the claims of error raised by the parents in their appeals from decrees terminating their parental rights is the claim that the trial judge erred in admitting hearsay testimony concerning the child’s allegations of sexual abuse pursuant to G. L. c. 233, § 82. We conclude that the judge did not abuse his discretion in concluding that the testimony satisfied the requirements of § 82; discerning no merit in the parents’ other claims of error, we affirm the decrees.

Background. Olivette was born on May 8, 1999. She was placed in foster care in February, 2001, when she was nineteen months…