Legal Opinion
Judy Sparks v. Brant Sparks
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 4, 2013No. Docket Cum-12-73PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJabar, J.
[¶ 1] Judy Sparks appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Powers, J.) granting a protection from abuse order that she requested on behalf of her fifteen-year-old stepson against Brant, his biological father, but denying her temporary parental rights and responsibilities for her stepson. On appeal, Judy contends that, pursuant to 19-A M.R.S. § 4005(1) (2012), she was a “person responsible” for her stepson and therefore the court had the authority to award her temporary parental rights to her stepson. See 19-A M.R.S. § 4007(1)(G) (2012). Because we conclude that the…
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