In re Children of Benjamin W.

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2019 ME 147

Docket: Som-19-152 Submitted On Briefs: September 10, 2019 Decided: September 17, 2019 Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, and HJELM, JJ. IN RE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN W. HJELM, J. [¶1] Benjamin W. appeals from a judgment entered by the District Court (Skowhegan, Benson, J.) terminating his parental rights to his two youngest children.1 See 22 M.R.S. § 4055(1)(B)(2)(a), (b)(i), (ii), (iv) (2018). He asserts that the court erred by denying his motion to continue when he was absent during the second day of…