Legal Opinion

Sheikh v. Haji

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 29, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.

[¶ 1] Haji Haji appeals from a judgment of parental rights and responsibilities entered in District Court (Lewiston, Lawrence, J.). Haji contends that the court erred in awarding Habibo Sheikh primary residence and final decision-making authority for their three minor children and erred in imputing income to him for the purpose of establishing a weekly child support order. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] Both Habibo Sheikh and Haji Haji were born in Somalia and immigrated to the United States in 2004 and 2005, respectively. They participated in a marriage ceremony performed by an…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Nadeau v. NadeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Handrahan v. MalenkoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2011
  3. Wrenn v. LewisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  4. Dargie v. DargieSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Payne v. PayneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Matthew W. Buck v. Lisa H. BuckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  4. Carolyn H. Dumas v. Ian D. MilotteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016

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