In Re Robert S.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] The mother of Robert and Joshua S. appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Springvale, Foster, J.) terminating her parental rights to her children after she failed to appear at the docket call for a child protective trial list. The mother argues that her: (1) due process rights to notice and a hearing were violated when the court terminated her parental rights at a non-evidentiary proceeding on grounds of abandonment, and (2) failure to appear at the proceeding did not constitute “abandonment,” within the meaning of 22 M.R.S. § 4055(l)(B)(2)(b)(iii) (2008), for purposes…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re Randy Scott B.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
- In Re Alexander D.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
- In Re Christmas C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by51 opinions
- In re A.M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- In re Child of James R.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
- Adoption of Isabelle T.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- Judy Sparks v. Brant SparksSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
- State v. ElliottSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
46 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.