Legal Opinion
Philbrook v. Theriault
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 7, 2008No. Docket: Cum-07-744PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Mary E. and David R. Philbrook appeal from a judgment entered in the District Court (Bridgton, Beaudoin J.) dismissing their complaint for parental rights and responsibilities regarding their grandsons on the ground that they lack standing to proceed. The Philbrooks contend that they functioned as the boys’ de facto parents for substantial periods of time and that the District Court erred when it dismissed their complaint. We affirm the dismissal.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The following facts are taken from the parties’ affidavits and the procedural record. The Theriault children are the sons…
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