Young v. Young

[¶ 1] Jeffrey H. Young appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Bar Harbor, Staples, J.) holding that the court lacked the authority to enter orders pertaining to Serena, a minor child, in the diyorce proceeding between Serena’s mother Danyelle, and stepfather, Jeffrey. Because the trial court erred by failing to recognize its statutory authority to grant contact with a minor child to a third party, and by failing to determine whether Jeffrey had established de facto parental rights with respect to Serena, we vacate the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶2] The parties are before us for…