Adoption by Joseph R.

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2024 ME 47

Docket: Yor-23-490 Submitted On Briefs: April 24, 2024 Decided: July 2, 2024 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and HORTON, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. ADOPTION BY JOSEPH R. et al. DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] Joseph R. and his wife (the petitioners) appeal from a judgment entered by the York County Probate Court (Houde, J.) dismissing their petitions for adoption of the wife’s children, change of name, and termination of parental rights. They contend that the court erred in concluding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to…