Legal Opinion

In re Haylie W.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 13, 2017No. Docket: Ken-17-90PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.

[¶ 1] The mother of Haylie W. and Lexie W. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Augusta, Nale, J.) terminating her parental rights to the children pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055(l)(A)(l)(a) and (B)(2)(a), (b)(i), (ii), and (iv) (2016). She challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the court’s findings that the children cannot wait for permanency and that she failed to make a good faith effort to rehabilitate and reunify. The mother also argues that the court should have ordered a permanency guardianship instead of terminating her fundamental parental rights. Because the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Thomas H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  2. In Re Robert S.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  3. In Re Michaela C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In re Children of Nicole M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  2. In re Child of Domenick B.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  3. In re Domenick B.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  4. In re Child of Kelcie L.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  5. In re Alexavier G.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017

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