Legal Opinion

C.E.W. v. D.E.W.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 6, 2004PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVY, J,

[¶ 1] D.E.W. appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court *1147(Cumberland County, Bradford, A.R.J.) determining that C.E.W., as a de facto parent of D.E.W.’s minor son, is entitled to be considered for an award of parental rights and responsibilities. C.E.W. has parented the child equally with D.E.W., the biological mother, since the child’s birth in 1994, but is not related to the child biologically or by adoption. D.E.W. concedes that C.E.W. is the child’s de facto parent. She contends, however, that the court erred by declaring C.E.W. to be eligible for an award of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Harmon v. EmersonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
  2. Rideout v. RiendeauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. Merchant v. BussellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942
  4. Jacobs v. JacobsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  5. In Re Shane T.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  2. Carvin v. BritainWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  3. in the Interest of H.S., a Minor ChildTexas Supreme Court · 2018
  4. Matthew W. Pitts v. Amanda M. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2014
  5. Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006

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