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IN IRENE W.

561 A.2d 1009 (1989)

IN IRENE W.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 10, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie Gibson (orally), Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, Auburn, for appellant.

Carmen Coulombe, Meris Bickford (orally), Dept. of Human Services, Augusta, Anthony Lewis, Guardian Ad Litem, C.A.S.A., Portland, for appellee.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.

HORNBY, Justice.

This is a sad case involving an 11-year-old girl who was removed from her mother's care largely because of the young girl's mistaken view of what she could thereby accomplish. The mother's resentment at what happened and her unwillingness to participate in family counseling to achieve reunification have compounded the problem. Because the record supports the District Court's (Lewiston, Beliveau, J.) view that counseling is necessary before...

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