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ADOPTION OF LISETTE

No. 17-P-644.

93 Mass. App. Ct. 284 (2018)

ADOPTION OF LISETTE (and a companion case).

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

May 30, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Curtis, Jr. , for the mother.

Brian Pariser for Department of Children and Families.

Debra Perrotta Dow for the children.

Present: AGNES, BLAKE, & McDONOUGH, JJ.

In this case, we are called on to balance two compelling interests: the need to protect the privacy of persons seeking drug rehabilitation treatment from having their treatment records disclosed against their will, and the crucial need to protect children from abuse and neglect and promote their best interests. We conclude that under...

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