Legal Opinion

In re Benjamin D.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided October 4, 2018No. Docket: Ken-18-109Published

1Per curiam

[¶ 1] Benjamin D. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Augusta, Fowle, J. ) terminating his parental rights to his two children.1 He challenges the *932sufficiency of the evidence supporting the court's finding of parental unfitness and the court's discretionary determination that termination is in the best interests of the children. See 22 M.R.S. § 4055(1)(B)(2) (2017). Because the evidence supports the court's findings and discretionary determinations, we affirm the judgment.

[¶ 2] Based on competent evidence in the record, the court found by clear and convincing evidence that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re Thomas D.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  2. In re Child of James R.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  3. In re A.H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  4. In re Anastasia M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  5. In re Anastasia M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017

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