Legal Opinion
In Re Heather G.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 12, 2002PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] The mother 1 of Heather and Kennith G. appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Presque Isle, Grif-fiths, J.) terminating her parental rights. The mother contends that the trial court ignored all of the probative evidence presented by her at the termination hearing and made clear errors in its findings of facts. Because of these infirmities we vacate the order terminating the mother’s parental rights.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] For several years the Department of Human Services received concerned reports about the mother and her children: in 1995, she was drinking while nursing a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Harmon v. EmersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- In Re Scott S.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2001
- Pongonis v. PongonisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Schlesinger v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In re A.M.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
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- In Re Marpheen C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
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- Sharon Blanchard v. Ronald BlanchardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2016
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