Legal Opinion
In Re Sabrina M.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 18, 1983PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VIOLETTE, Justice.
Appellant, the mother of Sabrina, Dawn-Marie and Daniel, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court, Cumberland County, affirming two orders of the District Court 1 that granted custody of her children to the Maine Department of Human Services (DHS) pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. §§ 4035, 4036 (Supp.1982). 2 On appeal, she contends: (1) the record does not support the trial court’s determination that the children were in circumstances of jeopardy to their health and welfare; and (2) the statutory standard of proof “by a preponderance of evidence” 3 deprived her of due process.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Amstar Corporation v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. And Atlanta Pizza, Inc., Pizza Enterprises, Inc. And Pizza Services, Inc., Hanna Creative Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by42 opinions
- In re Caleb M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- People v. R.G.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989
- In Re Department of Social Services to Dispense With Consent to AdoptionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- In re A. D.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- In Re Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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