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IN RE KEVIN

501 A.2d 430 (1985)

In re KEVIN R.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. James Burke, (orally), Thomas M. Mangan, (Guardian ad litem), Lewiston, for plaintiff.

Christopher C. Leighton, (orally), Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Human Services, Augusta, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN and SCOLNIK, JJ.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION.

The father of Kevin R. appeals from a judgment of the District Court, Lewiston, that terminated his parental rights with respect to Kevin. The father challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, primarily on the ground that the State shifted its focus from jeopardy to the child to its desire to "maximize the child's potential." We have previously recognized that a developmentally handicapped child may be in jeopardy if the parents are incapable...

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