Legal Opinion
In re D.P.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 2, 2013No. Docket Pen-12-239PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] The mother of D.P. appeals from an order of the District Court (Bangor, Jordan, J.) finding, pursuant to 22 M.R.S. §§ 4002(6), 4085 (2012), that she placed D.P. in circumstances of jeopardy. The mother does not challenge the factual or legal basis for the jeopardy order. She contends that the court erred by prohibiting her from unilaterally terminating her own parental rights without submitting to a jeopardy hearing. We affirm the court’s order.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In August 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services filed a child protection petition against D.P.’s parents pursuant…
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