Legal Opinion
Kane v. Commissioner of Department of Health & Human Services
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 11, 2008PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Denise Kane, a foster parent, appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Dela-hanty, J.) affirming the final action of the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4088 (2007), which substantiated Kane for neglect, threat of neglect, emotional abuse, and threat of emotional abuse of two foster boys in her care, and dismissing Kane’s two independent claims. A finding that a person is substantiated for neglect or abuse of a child is significant because, as the Court was advised at oral argument, persons who…
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