Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Adoption by Kathleen C.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 19, 2026No. Som-25-258Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 14

Docket: Som-25-258 Argued: December 10, 2025 Decided: February 19, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. ADOPTION BY KATHLEEN C. DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] In parallel adoption proceedings concerning a child who was the subject of a pending protective custody matter, the District Court (Skowhegan, Benson, J.) entered final judgments on January 31, 2024, denying a petition for adoption filed by Kathleen C. and her husband Thomas C.,1 resource parents of the child at the time, and granting the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. GENUJO LOK Beteiligungs GmbH v. ZornSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Wooldridge v. WooldridgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  3. In Re David H.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2009
  4. In re Child of Nicholas P.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  5. Estate of PaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API