IN RE MERTON R.


466 A.2d 1268 (1983)

In re MERTON R.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bowie & Parker, Paulette P. Parker (orally), Portland, for plaintiff.

Arlyn H. Weeks (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen. (orally), Augusta, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE, WATHEN and GLASSMAN, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

In reviewing in this appeal a District Court (Portland) order terminating the mother's parental rights to the minor child Merton R., we again address the question of the sufficiency of the record evidence to support the findings statutorily required for termination. On appeal, the Superior Court (Cumberland County) affirmed. On further appeal to the Law Court, we hold that the record before the District Court did not contain clear and convincing...

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