Legal Opinion
Adoption of M.A.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 30, 2007PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] A.C. and M.K. appeal from the judgment of the Cumberland County Probate Court (Mazziotti, J.) dismissing their joint petitions for adoption and name change as to their foster children, M.A. and R.A.1 A.C. and M.K. contend that the court erred in concluding that it lacks jurisdiction, pursuant to 18-A M.R.S. § 9-301 (2006), to consider joint petitions for adoption filed by two unmarried individuals. Because we conclude that the court has jurisdiction and the petitions are not otherwise barred by section 9-301, we vacate the court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Kontrick v. RyanSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re Thomas H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
- Adoptions of B.L.V.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- Adoption of TammyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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- Dyer v. DyerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- In re Child of Nicholas P.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
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