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IN RE AUSTIN T.

898 A.2d 946 (2006)

2006 ME 28

In re AUSTIN T.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: March 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah E. LeClaire, Esq., Presque Isle, for appellant.

James M. Dunleavy, Esq., Dunleavy Law Offices, P.A., Presque Isle, for appellee.

G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General, Matthew Pollack, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for amicus curiae.

Kathleen T. O'Boyle, Esq., Presque Isle, for Guardian ad Litem.

Panel: CLIFFORD, DANA, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, LEVY, and SILVER, JJ.

CALKINS, J.

[¶ 1] Donna R., the mother of Austin T., appeals from the judgment entered by the District Court (Presque Isle, O'Mara, J.) dismissing her petition to terminate the parental rights of Melvin T., Austin's father. Donna contends that the court erred in dismissing her petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and lack of proper venue. We agree with Donna and vacate the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The following facts...

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