Legal Opinion
In Re Adoption of Matthew R.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 16, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCalkins, J.
[¶ 1] The Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from the order of the Waldo County Probate Court (Mallioux, J.) finding that DHS unreasonably withheld its consent to the adoption of Matthew R. by Earl and Bonnie L. See 18-A M.R.S.A. § 9-302(a)(3) (1998). Because the order is interlocutory and no exceptions to the final judgment rule apply, we dismiss the appeal.
I. FACTS
[¶ 2] Matthew was born prematurely on August 6, 1998, and spent his first three months in the hospital. On October 28, 1998, the District Court (Belfast, Anderson, J.) entered an order of preliminary child protection…
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