In re Corey T.

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The Department of Health and Human Services initiated a child protection proceeding. The court entered a preliminary protection order and placed Corey in Department custody on April 22, 2017, the day the child was born. After a contested hearing the district court entered a jeopardy order with respect to Corey, including a provision, based on the court’s finding that continued reunification services were inconsistent with the permanence plan, relieving the Department of its obligation to provide Corey’s mother with reunification services under 22 M.R.S. 4041(2)(A-2)(2). The court made findings that the mother has been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder and struggles with daily functioning and social interactions. According to her psychiatric nurse practitioner, the mother can do no more than manage her own activities of daily living; she has been living at a homeless shelter for seven years and cannot live there with a child, nor could she live in a group home with a child. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, finding that the determination of jeopardy was supported by the evidence. View "In re Corey T." on Justia Law