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High court: Maine wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights because she couldn’t find an affordable home

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By Josh Keefe Verified
| WCSH-TV (Portland, ME) Verified
AUGUSTA, Maine — An Augusta District Court wrongly terminated a New Mexico mother’s rights to her child because she couldn’t find affordable housing in Maine, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday. Despite noting the mother had gone “above and beyond” to meet the requirements set by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Judge Cynthia Montgomery ruled in 2024 that the mother’s inability to move to Maine made her an unfit parent.
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High court: Maine wrongly terminated a mother’s parental rights because she couldn’t find an affordable home Original

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By Josh Keefe Verified
| The Maine Monitor
An Augusta District Court wrongly terminated a New Mexico mother’s rights to her child because she couldn’t find affordable housing in Maine, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday. Despite noting the mother had gone “above and beyond” to meet the requirements set by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Judge Cynthia Montgomery ruled in 2024 that the mother’s inability to move to Maine made her an unfit parent. The judge terminated her parental rights as a result.
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Somewhere between a highwire act and a moonlanding: Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson in unprecedented US Senate nomination

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By Josh Keefe Verified, Matt Junker
| MSN Verified
Maine Democrats used an unfamiliar process to choose a familiar face as their replacement nominee for one of the most closely watched races in the country. A group of nearly 600 Democrats nominated former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson to be their U.S. Senate nominee in Bangor on Saturday, ending an unprecedented scramble to replace former nominee Graham Platner on November's ballot just days before a state deadline.
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