IN RE WALTER


481 A.2d 1312 (1984)

In re WALTER C. and Rebekah C.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided October 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Cloutier (orally), Augusta, for plaintiffs.

James Eastman Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Human Services (orally), Augusta, for defendant.

Joseph M. O'Donnell, Hallowell, Guardian ad litem (orally).

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


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

The parents of Walter C. and Rebekah C. appeal from an order of the Superior Court, Kennebec County, affirming an order of the District Court (Augusta) that terminated their parental rights pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 4055 (Supp.1983-1984). Their sole contention on appeal is that the Department of Human Services had a burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that it had made the necessary efforts to facilitate reunification of the...

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