IN RE AMANDA H.


917 A.2d 1120 (2007)

2007 ME 43

In re AMANDA H. et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: March 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alicia C. Giftos, Lewiston, for appellant.

G. Steven Rowe, Attorney General, Matthew Pollack, Asst. Atty. Gen., David Hathaway, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for appellee.

Terry Hayes, Buckfield, Guardian ad Litem.

Jeffrey Dolley, Lewiston, for father.

Panel: SAUFLEY, C.J., and CLIFFORD, ALEXANDER, CALKINS, LEVY, and SILVER, JJ.


SAUFLEY, C.J.

[¶ 1] The mother of Amanda H. and Kevin H. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Lewiston, Lawrence, J.) terminating her parental rights to both children. The mother asserts that the court erred because it failed to explicitly find that the termination was in the best interests of the children. We agree and vacate the judgment.

[¶ 2] In its order terminating the mother's parental rights, the court issued extensive findings...

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