F.H. v. C.P.H.

¶1 F.H. and W.H., the maternal grandparents of D.A.H. (D.H.) and G.M.H. (G.H.), appeal the First Judicial District Court’s dismissal of their action for want of jurisdiction. We affirm.

ISSUE

¶2 The dispositive issue before this Court is whether the grandparents have standing to bring this action.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 S.H. and C.P.H. (C.H.) are the biological parents of D.H. and G.H. In May 2003, the family moved from Washington to Maine. On August 18, 2003, C.H. assaulted S.H., who required a short hospital stay for her injuries. Upon release from the hospital, S.H. sought a…