Legal Opinion
In Re Jazmine L.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 1, 2004PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] The father of Jazmine L., Jordan L., Michael L., and Nathaniel L. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (South Paris, Lawrence, J.) terminating his parental rights. He asserts that, as a matter of law, the findings supporting determination of his parental unfitness are insufficient to support the termination of his parental rights by the clear and convincing evidence required pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 4055(1)(B)(2)(b) (2004). We agree and vacate the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The four children first entered preliminary protective custody in August 2001, when the youngest…
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