Legal Opinion
Cooley v. St. Andre's Child Placing Agency
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 23, 1980PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Petitioner Melanie Cooley appeals from the denial by the Superior Court (York County) of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Mrs. Cooley, the prospective adoptive mother of a baby girl placed with her and her husband by St. Andre’s Child Placing Agency in 1979, brought the petition after St. Andre’s removed the baby from her custody nearly ten months after the placement. On appeal Mrs. Cooley urges that we reverse the Superior Court’s determination of the baby’s best interests and order that the baby be restored to her physical custody.
We deny the appeal.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Finlay v. FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Snellgrose Adoption CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Roussel v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- O'Malley v. O'MalleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1975
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Cyr v. CyrSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
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- Shirley v. ShirleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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