In re Child of Tanya C.
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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the district court terminating Mother’s parental rights to her youngest child pursuant to Me. Rev. Stat. 22, 4055(1)(A)(1)(a) and (1)(B)(2)(a), (b)(i)-(iv), holding that the court did not deny Mother due process, did not err when it found Mother unfit, and did not abuse its discretion when it determine that terminating her parental rights was in the best interest of the child.
On appeal, Mother contended, among other things, that she was denied due process when the district court conducted an evidentiary hearing in her absence on the petition to terminate her parental rights. The Supreme Judicial Court disagreed, holding (1) under the circumstances of this case, the district did not deprive Mother of due process where Mother was voluntarily absent without good cause during the evidentiary hearing not he termination petition; and (2) the court did not err in finding that Mother was unfit or abuse its discretion in concluding that termination of Mother’s parental rights was in the best interests of the child.
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