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

The court said the mother met reunification requirements except for housing, and found her inability to move was not willful refusal.

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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Tuesday that a lower court had erred in terminating a mother’s parental rights to her son because she couldn’t move to 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 M…

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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.

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The Maine Monitor broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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