In Re Michael V.

ROBERTS, Justice.

Clarion L. appeals from a judgment of the District Court, Wiscasset, terminating her parental rights with respect to her son, Michael V. She contends that the court improperly refused to allow her psychology cal expert to examine Michael and that the examination was necessary to defend against the petition for termination of parental rights. Because we agree that the District Court improperly refused to permit the psychological examination, we vacate the judgment.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Michael V. first entered foster care in January 1982, when he was five…