Legal Opinion

In Re Kayla M.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 10, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.

[¶ 1] The father of Kayla M. appeals from the judgment of the District Court (Springvale, Wheeler, J.) terminating his parental rights contending the evidence was insufficient. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] In December of 1990, the Department of Human Services (DHS) filed a petition for a child protection order alleging that seven-month-old Kayla was in circumstances of jeopardy to her health or welfare because of her mother’s history of mental illness and her father’s “history of substance abuse and recent DWI conviction.” Shortly thereafter Kayla entered State custody and was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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