Legal Opinion

In re M.S.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 8, 2014No. Docket Yor-13-350PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.

[¶ 1] The mother and father of M.S. appeal from a judgment entered in the District Court (York, Foster, J.) terminating their parental rights pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055 (2013). The father contends that the court erred in excluding testimony regarding his relationship with his daughter, M.S.’s half-sister. Both parents also challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] Over the course of one weekend in March 2012, police were repeatedly called to the parents’ home in response to a prolonged verbal confrontation between them that occurred while M.S. and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Pedro Luis Christopher TinocoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  2. State v. SladekSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  3. In re Thomas H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  4. In Re Scott S.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. In Re Charles G.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001

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3Cited by21 opinions

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