Maine Guardian Law

Kerry Ross v. Morgan Polky, et al.

<h2> Portland, Maine civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that his constitutional rights were violated as result of being sexually assaulted and harassed by Morgan Polky who was serving as his case works in a parental reunification context. </h2> Plaintiff Kerry Ross is a parent. In December 2017, Ross's children were taken into protective custody. The childre... More...

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<H2> Bethany Watts v. Social Security Administration </H2>

Portland, Maine social security disability lawyer represent Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/maine/news/portland/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Portland</a> </center> </h1> </table> </center> 42 U.S.C. 40... More...

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United States of America v. Rodney Crowley

Portland, Maine criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography. Rodney Crowley, 33, pleaded guilty on August 31, 2021. In August 2019, investigators with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed search warrants for Crowley's residence and person. HSI had obtained information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) regardi... More...

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United States of America v. Katherine Prosper

Bangor, ME - The United States of America charged Katherine Prosper with social security fraud. A Clinton woman pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court in Bangor to Social Security fraud and making false statements, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced. According to court records, from about August 2006 through March 2019, Katherine Prosper, 61, a recipient of Supplemental S... More...

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Larua Davey and Andrew Davey v. Brian Plourde d/b/a Rocky Ridge Farm

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In Re Ryan G.

[¶1] The mother and father of Ryan G. appeal from a judgment of the District Court (Biddeford, Foster, J.) terminating their parental rights to Ryan G. pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055(1)(A)(1)(a) and (B)(2)(a), (b)(i), (ii), (iv) (2016). They challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment and the court’s discretionary determination of the child’s best inte... More...

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GEORGE H. BENNETT v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <table> <td>

Bennett was convicted of, among other things, violating § 922(g), and the sentencing judge determined that at least three of Bennett's prior convictions under Maine law were for an offense that qualifies as a "violent felony" under ACCA. The sentencing judge therefore applied ACCA's mandatory minimum fifteen-year sentence to Bennett's § 922(g) conviction. The sentencin... More...

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United States of America v. Stephen Bean

Portland, ME - Norway Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms Stephen Bean, 55, of Norway, Maine pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense. According to court records, on November 21, 2015, Maine Game Wardens encountered Bean hunting with two other men in the Paris, Maine area. The other men were car... More...

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Arn H. Pearson v. Mary Lou Wendell

In this high-conflict case, Arn H. Pearson appeals from a judgment of divorce from Mary Lou Wendell issued by the District Court (Portland, Eggert, J.). Pearson argues that the court erred by (1) awarding Wendell sole parental rights and responsibilities affecting the parties’ three minor children; (2) failing to properly apply statutory factors, see 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A(5) ... More...

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Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette

Christine V. Violette appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the District Court (Waterville, Dow, J.). Christine contends that the court (1) clearly erred in its calculation of Randy R. Violette’s income; (2) abused its discretion in its spousal support award; (3) clearly erred in finding that two assets, a piece of real estate and a business, were nonmarital; and (4)... More...

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Christine V. Violette v. Randy R. Violette

Christine and Randy were married on October 2, 1993, in Lewiston. They have three children together: a seventeen-year-old son, a thirteen-year-old 2 son, and a ten-year-old daughter. Christine filed a complaint for divorce on November 9, 2012. At the final hearing on December 12, 2013, the court heard evidence of the following facts relevant to this appeal. [¶3] Sepa... More...

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In Re K.M.

[¶1] The father of K.M. appeals from a judgment entered by the District Court (Biddeford, Foster, J.) terminating his parental rights to the child pursuant to 22 M.R.S. Â§ 4055(1) (2014). The father challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the court's findings that he is not fit to parent the child and that termination of his parental rights is in the child's best i... More...

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United States of America v. Carey Gonyer

In 2010, Carey Gonyer began sexually abusing a fifteen-year-old boy, "TTâ€, who worked alongside him at a dairy farm. The following year, at Gonyer's urging, TTâ€“- who had, in the interim, turned sixteen--took photographs of his own genitals and gave the pictures to Gonyer. Based on these photographs, Gonyer was charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of... More...

$0 (08-04-2014 - ME)

Estate of Gloria P. Hall

[¶1] We are asked in this appeal to determine whether the Cumberland County Probate Court (Mazziotti, J.) properly admitted to probate the 2004 will of Gloria P. Hall despite a 2007 separation agreement, reached in settlement of a divorce action, providing that neither Gloria nor her husband would modify the wills that each had executed in 1993, as modified by one codicil to the husband's will ex... More...

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John Doe, et al. v. Regional School Unit 26

[¶1] John and Jane Doe, parents of Susan Doe,1 and the Maine Human Rights Commission appeal from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Anderson, J.) in favor of Regional School Unit 26 on the Does' complaint pursuant to the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), 5 M.R.S. Â§Â§ 4592(1), 4602(4) (2013). RSU 26 argues that the public accommodations section of the MHRA confli... More...

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Patrick Langevin v. Allstate Insurance Company

[¶1] Patrick and Cora P. Langevin appeal from the entry of a summary judgment in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Warren, J.) in favor of Allstate Insurance Company on the Langevins' reach and apply action, brought pursuant to 24-A M.R.S. Â§ 2904 (2012). The Langevins argue that the court erred in determining that a homeowners insurance policy issued by Allstate to Charles Johnson did not... More...

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Jennifer A. Akers v. Timothy L. Akers

[¶1] Timothy L. Akers appeals from a judgment on the parties' cross-motions for modification of their stipulated amended divorce judgment entered in the District Court (South Paris, Cote, J.). The court left primary residence of the parties' daughter with the mother, Jennifer A. Akers, during the school year and ordered Timothy to pay child support. On appeal, Timothy argues that the court erred ... More...

$0 (06-05-2012 - ME)

Abby Lear Desmond v. Andrew Scott Desmond

[¶1] Andrew Scott Desmond appeals from a post-judgment order entered in the District Court (York, Cantara, J.) following multiple case management conferences intended to achieve a summer visit between him and his son at Andrew's military base in Japan. Although Andrew ultimately declined to effectuate a summer visit, he appeals from the court's order determining that the visit could not occur and... More...

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Budd P. Grant v. Jessica L. Hamm

[¶1] Jessica L. Hamm appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Waterville, Dow, J.) awarding sole parental rights and responsibilities of the parties' daughter to Budd P. Grant. See 19-A M.R.S. Â§ 1653 (2011). Hamm argues that the court abused its discretion by relying largely on its determination that she willfully misused the protection from abuse process, 19-A M.R.S. Â§ 1653(3)(O), to... More...

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Deborah H. Neudek v. Arthur O. Neudek

[¶1] Arthur O. Neudek appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Eggert, J.) dismissing his motion to modify parental rights and responsibilities provisions in connection with his 2006 divorce from Deborah H. Neudek. Arthur challenges the court's judgment on grounds that the court erred in failing to conduct a hearing on his motion to modify and that the record does not supp... More...

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Russell S. McAllister v. Christiane S. McAllister

[¶1] Russell S. McAllister appeals from the District Court's (York, O'Neil, J.) order granting Christiane S. McAllister's motion to modify the parties' 2005 divorce judgment. The court ordered Russell to pay an additional thirty-six months of spousal support. Russell argues on appeal that the court (1) made an error of law by modifying a division of marital property; (2) abused its discretion in ... More...

$0 (06-23-2011 - ME)

Abby Lear Desmond v. Andrew Scott Desmond

[¶1] Andrew Scott Desmond appeals from a judgment of the District Court (York, Cantara, J.) denying his motion to change the primary residence of his minor child in connection with his 2007 divorce from Abby Lear Desmond. Andrew contends that (1) the court's findings of fact and its resulting legal conclusions are not supported by the weight of the evidence, (2) the court erred in declining to gi... More...

$0 (05-10-2011 - ME)

Katie Gniadek v. Camp Sunshine at Sebago Law, Inc.

[¶1] In 2005, Katie Gniadek attended Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake and met Michael Newton, a volunteer counselor. More than two months after Gniadek left the Camp, Newton sexually assaulted her. At issue on appeal are Gniadek's claims that (1) Camp Sunshine's negligence led to the sexual assault, and (2) the Camp is vicariously liable for Newton's conduct. Because we conclude that Gniadek cannot s... More...

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Nancy Jacob v. Jan B. Kippax

[¶1] Jan B. Kippax, an oral surgeon, treated Nancy Jacob in December of 2002. Jacob filed a claim alleging that Kippax was negligent in that treatment and failed to obtain informed consent before he performed a biopsy. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict finding that Kippax and his business Androscoggin Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons were not negligent and the Superior Court (Kennebec Count... More...

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Mary E. Perry v. Randall R. Whitehead

[¶1] Randall R. Whitehead appeals from that part of a parental rights and responsibilities judgment of the District Court (Waterville, Dobson, J.) ordering that he pay his entire child support obligation to Mary E. Perry in money. Whitehead argues that the court should have classified certain payments he made on the residence where Perry and his children live as in-kind credits against his child ... More...

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Kristen Dewhurst v. Troy W. Dewhurst

[¶1] Troy W. Dewhurst appeals from a judgment of divorce, entered in the District Court (York, Fritzsche, J.) on Kristen L. Dewhurst's complaint. The terms of the judgment came from a document, generated by Kristen, that the court found reflected an agreement reached by the parties after a judicial settlement conference. The issue before us is whether the court erred in holding that the parties e... More...

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Janeen Miller v. Kristen Nichols

Plaintiffs are the parents of a child removed from them by the state after extensive proceedings resulted in a finding that the best interests of the child required termination of their parental rights. In re G.M., No. PC-05-75 (Me. D. Ct. Jan. 23, 2008). The parents then sued in federal court, asserting violations of statutory and constitutional rights during the termination proceedings and parti... More...

$0 (11-04-2009 - ME)

Igor Malenko v. Lori Handrahan

[¶1] This is a highly contested child custody case. Lori Handrahan appeals from a judgment of divorce entered in the District Court (Portland, Moskowitz, J.), contending that the judgment's relocation provision that transfers primary custody of the parties' daughter if Handrahan relocates from Maine violates Maine statutes and is unconstitutional, that the court erred by excluding expert testimon... More...

$0 (09-01-2009 - ME)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions/2004%20documents/04me6mo.htm" target="_new">Susan Monty v. Charles Monty</a>

[1] Charles Monty appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.) granting guardian ad litem Timothy Robbins's motion to enforce the fees owed to him. Contrary to Monty's contentions, the court did not exceed the bounds of its discretion in denying Monty's motions to continue, Wright & Mills v. Bispham, 2002 ME 123, 13, 802 A.2d 430, 433 (stating that we will examin... More...

$0 (01-13-2004 - ME)

<a href="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=02-1904.01A" target="_new">Ann Tower, individually and as parent and natural guardian of William Tower, III, etc. v. Joan Leslie-Brown, etc.</a>

On January 24, 2001, Abigail reported to her high school guidance counselor that she and Marc had been beaten by their stepfather, Tower. She related three incidents: that Tower had pushed her into a trough in the family's barn that contained sharp objects including nails and glass; that he had bent her backwards over a board and beaten her about the face; and that he had knocked Marc down and had... More...

$0 (04-24-2003 - ME)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions/documents/02me123wr.html" target="_new">Wright & Mills v. Harrison Bispham</a>

[1] Harrison Bispham appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Waterville, Nivison, J.) requiring him to borrow $5,000 to be repaid with interest at 14% per annum to discharge a judgment debt. Bispham contends the court erred in denying him a continuance, creating an unnecessary financial hardship, and failing to provide a detailed response to his motion for clarification. Bec... More...

$0 (08-02-2002 - ME)