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ADOPTION OF WILLAMINA

No. 07-P-796.

71 Mass. App. Ct. 230 (2008)

ADOPTION OF WILLAMINA.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

February 22, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beth M. Nussbaum for the mother.

Monica C. Murphy for Department of Social Services.

Patrick J. Johnston for the child.

Lisa M. Kling for the father.

Present: KANTROWITZ, MILLS, & GREEN, JJ.

GREEN, J.

On appeal from a decree terminating her parental rights, Willamina's mother challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the judge's conclusion that she is unfit to parent Willamina.2 Specifically, the mother contends that the judge relied too heavily on opinions expressed by an expert witness who diagnosed the mother with factitious disorder by proxy (FDP),

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