Legal Opinion
In re L.R.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 24, 2014No. Docket No. Wal-13-507PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.
[¶ 1] N.B., the grandmother of L.R., appeals from an order of the District Court (Belfast, Worth, J.) denying her motion for kinship placement pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2) (2018). Because the appeal is interlocutory and is barred by 22 M.R.S. § 4006 (2013), we dismiss the appeal.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] N.B. is L.R.’s maternal grandmother. N.B. is also the legal guardian of L.R.’s mother, C.R., who suffers from several mental illnesses and has borderline intellectual functioning. Following L.R.’s birth in April 2012, N.B. assisted C.R. in caring for the child but soon became concerned that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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