Jenna Gordius v. Randall G. Kelley

[¶ 1] Randall G. Kelley appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Ellsworth, Mallonee, J.) determining that he was not a de facto parent of Jenna Gordius’s child. Because key factual findings are in conflict in the court’s findings, we must vacate the court’s decision and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The following facts are derived from the trial court’s findings, and we review them with considerable deference. Buck v. Buck, 2015 ME 33, ¶ 5, 113 A.3d 1095.

[¶ 3] Kelley and Gordius were in a romantic relationship for approximately ten years before they were married in…