Legal Opinion

Guardianship of Isabella Ard

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 19, 2017No. Docket: Wal-16-149PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHjelm, J.

[¶ 1] In 2012, the Waldo County Probate Court (Longley, J.) appointed Nicole Tucker as the guardian of her niece, Isabella Ard, who is now five years old, and awarded Isabella’s paternal grandmother, Serena Ard, rights of contact with the child. In 2015 and 2016, Tucker and Ard 1 filed a series of motions relating to the terms of the guardianship and Ard’s contact rights. After hearing, the court denied the motions. Additionally, on a motion filed by Ard, the court found Tucker’s attorney, Susan Thiem, in contempt and sanctioned her. Both Tucker and Attorney Thiem appeal the judgment. We…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Springer v. SpringerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  2. Gray v. TD Bank, N.A.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  3. Sutherland v. MorrillSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  4. Amy E. (Boddy) Dickens v. William John BoddySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  5. Katherine E. (Tardiff) Sullivan v. Lawrence D. TardiffSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015

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