In Re Melanie S.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Justice.
[¶ 1] The Department of Human Services appeals from the judgment of the District Court (Rumford, Sheldon J.) terminating the parental rights of the mother with respect to her children, Melanie S. and Joseph S. The Department contends that the District Court exceeded its statutory authority by including in its judgment the requirements that the Department provide for visitation between the mother and her children until the children are adopted and seek an “open” adoption for each child with respect to the mother. We agree with these contentions' and vacate the termination order…
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