Legal Opinion

Leonard v. Boardman

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 13, 2004PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.

[¶ 1] Clara E. Leonard appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Lincoln County, French, J.) denying her petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which she asked that Dana A. Boardman be ordered to turn over custody of Leonard’s eight year-old son to her. She argues that the court was required to turn over possession of the child to her because she is the child’s mother and Boardman is not the child’s biological father. She also argues that the court erred in admitting the testimony of the child’s biological father and in admitting a document in which she wrote that she was giving…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. C.E.W. v. D.E.W.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  2. Lee v. Scotia Prince Cruises Ltd.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  3. Merchant v. BussellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942
  4. Stitham v. HendersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  5. Roussel v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Epstein v. Defilippi (In Re Defilippi)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 2010
  4. Mark R. Martin v. Marylou E. MacMahanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2021
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