Guardianship of Isabella Ard
Annotate this CaseIn 2012, the probate court appointed Aunt as the guardian of Child and awarded Grandmother rights of contact with Child. In 2015 and 2016, Aunt and Grandmother filed motions relating to the terms of the guardianships and Grandmother’s contact rights. The probate court denied the motions after a hearing. Further, upon Grandmother’s motion, the court found Aunt’s attorney (Attorney) in contempt and imposed sanctions against her. Both Aunt and Attorney appealed. The Supreme Judicial Court (1) affirmed the order denying Aunt’s motion, holding that there was no error in the court’s factual determinations; but (2) vacated the contempt finding and order of sanctions against Attorney, holding that Grandmother’s motion did not satisfy the procedural requirements of Me. R. Civ. P. 66(d)(2)(C), and the court did not implement the process required by that rule.
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