Legal Opinion
Guardianship of Jewel M.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided March 9, 2010No. Docket: Yor-09-276PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] The father of Jewel M. appeals from a judgment of the York County Probate Court (Bailey, J.) appointing guardianship of the child to the maternal grandmother pursuant to 18-A M.R.S. § 5-204(c) (2009). On appeal, the father argues that the court erred by (1) concluding that the statutory standard of a temporarily intolerable living situation had been established as applied to him, and (2) denominating the guardianship to be a permanent guardianship when only a temporary guardianship was actually established. We affirm the judgment with modifications.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In June 2007, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rideout v. RiendeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Guardianship of Jeremiah T.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
- Wells v. PowersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
- Guardianship of Zachary Z.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Guardianship of Autumn S.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
- Guardianship of Jewel M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- Guardianship of Sebastien ChamberlainSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
- Guardianship of Hailey M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
- Guardianship of Aubree ThayerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
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