In re Child of Ryan F.
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The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the district court finding that Mother and Father's child was in jeopardy pursuant to Me. Rev. Stat. 22, 4035, holding that there was no error in the proceedings below.
Specifically, the Court held (1) the district court did not err in applying the presumption in Me. Rev. Stat. 22, 4035(2-A) regarding Father's prior convictions for sex offenses against children, nor did it impermissibly shift the burden of proof to the parents in violation of their due process rights; and (2) the district court's ultimate determination, by a preponderance of the evidence, of jeopardy was not clearly erroneous.
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