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  1. In re Krystal S

    584 A.2d 672 (Me. 1991)   Cited 15 times
    Having determined mother's parental rights of custody to minor child had not been suspended by circumstances, the court exceeded its authority by imposing on mother requirement that she foster a relationship between child and unsuccessful petitioner and that petitioner have reasonable rights of contact with child

    Absent statutory authority, under these circumstances, the Probate Court is without power to appoint a guardian and to grant rights of contact with a minor to a third party. See In re Thaxter, 154 Me. 288, 291, 147 A.2d 126, 128 (1958). 4 M.R.S.A. ยง 252 (1989) provides:

  2. In re Adoption of G

    502 A.2d 1044 (Me. 1986)   Cited 4 times
    Regarding the jurisdiction of the Cumberland County Probate Court over the adoption of a child born in Cumberland County and living there for only three days

    The Probate Courts in Maine are statutory courts of special and limited jurisdiction. See, e.g., Thaxter, Appellant, 154 Me. 288, 291, 147 A.2d 126, 128 (1958); see also Opinion of the Justices, 412 A.2d 958, 981 (Me. 1980).

  3. Opinion of the Justices

    412 A.2d 958 (Me. 1980)   Cited 2 times

    The probate courts have only the limited jurisdiction conferred on them by legislation. E.g., Thaxter, Appellant, 154 Me. 288, 147 A.2d 126 (1958); Shannon v. Shannon, 142 Me. 307, 51 A.2d 181 (1947). They were established and their special jurisdiction defined by the provisions of chapter 51 of the Laws of 1821. With relatively minor modifications, those provisions were carried forward into chapter 105 of the Revised Statutes of 1840 and eventually into chapter 7 of title 4 of the current Revised Statutes.