High court: Maine wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights because she couldn’t find an affordable home
Child welfare authorities said the mother’s inability to move from New Mexico to Maine made her an unfit parent. The state’s highest court disagreed with that finding on Tuesday.
Maine court wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights to 5 children, high court rules
A Newport District Court judge erred when he based his decision on testimony that the mother had failed two drug tests, despite the fact that no evidence of the results were ever produced, the Maine Supreme Court found.
Maine lawmakers have a second chance to ban AI-generated child sexual abuse images
The new bill comes after the BDN reported on how current law allows the computer-generated images to spread unchecked.
Maine hired contractor to organize timely visits for families in child welfare cases. It delivered 10% of the time.
Last December, the state renewed the organization’s contract even though it fell far short of its performance requirements, according to an examination by The Maine Monitor.
When Maine daycares stay quiet about abuse and neglect within their walls
Two cases show the difficulty of holding daycares accountable when they are responsible for reporting themselves.
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