Legal Opinion
In Re Higera N.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 10, 2010No. Docket: Cum-09-437PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.
[¶ 1] The father of Higera N., Hwida N., Diera N., Tuta N., and Thon B. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Portland, Powers, J.) terminating his parental rights to the children pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055 (2009). He contends that (1) the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.S. § 1738A (LexisNexis 2003), deprived the court of subject matter jurisdiction because a South Dakota court had previously entered an interim custody order; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) failed to act in good faith with regard to his efforts to reunify with the…
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