Legal Opinion
In Re Isaiah B.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 24, 1999PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWathen, C.J.
[¶ 1] Karen and Timothy B., parents of four minor children, appeal from a jeopardy order entered in the District Court (Ellsworth, Staples, /.). The court found continued jeopardy for their children and relieved the Department of Human Services (DHS) from any farther efforts to reunify the family. Because we agree with the parents that the court improperly gave preclusive effect to its factual findings and legal conclusions from an earlier preliminary protection order, we vacate the judgment.
[¶ 2] The relevant facts may be summarized as follows: On May 30,1997, DHS petitioned the court for a…
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