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Termination of Mother with Diagnosis of Factitious Disorder by Proxyโs Parental Rights Affirmed
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T.P. v. Commonwealth No. 2024-CA-0402-ME Scott Family Court Opinion by Judge Cetrulo Date Rendered: August 30, 2024 Child was born in 2009, and no father was identified. Mother had been the subject of at least four investigations regarding Child, beginning when Child was just a few months old. In 2017, concerns arose that Mother was…
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Family Courtโs Order Granting Stepfatherโs Petition to Adopt Stepson Vacated and Remanded for New Hearing due to Family Courtโs Failure to Utilize the Constitutionally Mandated Clear and Convincing Standard.
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W.H.J. v. J.N.W., J.A.W., and N.H.J., A Minor Child Case No. 2022-CA-1055-ME Warren Circuit Court, Family Court Division Decided by Caldwell, Dixon, and Eckerle, Judges Opinion by Caldwell, Judge Date Rendered: May 19, 2023 Issue: Whether Stepparent Adoption Could be Upheld Despite Family Courtโs Failure to Utilize the Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard Mother and…