Legal Opinion
In Re Chelsea C.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 31, 2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] The mother of Chelsea C. appeals from a jeopardy order entered in the District Court (Portland, Beaudoin, J.) giving custody to Chelsea’s father. The mother asserts that: (1) the admission, pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 4005(1)(D) (2004), of a guardian ad litem report violated the hearsay rule and offended due process; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the court’s ruling; and (3) removal was improper because less drastic action was possible. We affirm the judgment.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶ 2] Chelsea was born October 25, 1999, and immediately taken into protective custody by the…
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