Legal Opinion
In re Child of Radience K.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 21, 2019No. Docket: Was-18-180PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.
[¶1] A mother and father appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Calais, D.
*383 Mitchell, J. ) terminating their parental rights to their child pursuant to Maine's Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act (MCPA), 22 M.R.S. §§ 4001 to 4099-H (2018) and the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C.S. §§ 1901 - 1963 (LEXIS through Pub. L. No. 116-8 ). Both parents challenge the court's determination that "active efforts [had] been made to provide remedial services and rehabilitative programs designed to prevent the breakup of the Indian family," as required by ICWA. 25…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In re M.E.M. Youth in Need of CareMontana Supreme Court · 1981
- Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
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3Cited by17 opinions
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