IN RE MARCUS S.


638 A.2d 1158 (1994)

In re MARCUS S., et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan Hanson, Caribou, for plaintiff.

Deanna L. Staples, Anita St. Onge, Carrie Linthicum, Office of Atty. Gen., Presque Isle, for defendant.

Margaret Johnson, Presque Isle, guardian ad litem.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, COLLINS, RUDMAN and DANA, JJ.


DANA, Justice.

The mother of Marcus and Derrick S. appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Presque Isle, Griffiths, J.) terminating her parental rights pursuant to the Maine Child Protection Act, 22 M.R.S.A. § 4055(1)(B)(2) (1992 & Supp.1993). The mother, a non-Indian, argues that the Act's requirement of "clear and convincing" evidence violates the Equal Protection Clause because it is a lesser burden of proof than that required by...

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