Legal Opinion
In Re Richard G.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 10, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] The paternal grandmother of Richard G. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Portland County, Lawrence, J.) denying her request that Richard be placed in her home. The grandmother contends that she has a fundamental liberty interest in having Richard placed with her pursuant to the Due Process Clause, U.S. CONST, amend. XIV, § 1; 1 ME. CONST, art. 1, § 6-A, 2 and the court should have awarded her custody unless the court found that to do so would have placed the child in jeopardy, 22 M.R.S.A. § 4002(6) (1992). 3 Instead, the court applied the best interests of the child…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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