Legal Opinion

In Re Brandi C.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 28, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.

[¶ 1] The natural parents of Brandi C. appeal from a judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Goranites, J.) terminating their parental rights pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 4055(1)(B)(2)(b)(i) (1992). The parents challenge the court’s finding that they acted in a “manner that is heinous and abhorrent to society” pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 4055(1-A)(A) (Supp.1998). Both parents further argue that by denying that they caused the death of their younger daughter, Jenna C., they rebutted the presumption applied by the court that they “were unwilling or unable to protect the child from jeopardy…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Toomey v. City of PortlandSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  2. In Re Sarah T.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  3. Estabrook v. Town of BowdoinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
  4. Lamb v. Town of New SharonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Charles G.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
  2. In re J.H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  3. In re Mariah Y.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  4. In re Mariah Y.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017

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