Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)

Citation: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Parent Document: Blackhouse v. Doe, 2011 ME 86 (2011)
Jurisdiction: Maine (state)
Effective Date: 2011-08-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2323812/blackhouse-v-doe/ ↗

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[¶ 14] Blackhouse filed a complaint for protection from abuse in accordance with 19-A M.R.S. § 4005(1) (2010), alleging a course of conduct by Doe that, if proved, could allow a court to grant Blackhouse a protection from abuse order. See 19-A M.R.S. §§ 4006(1), 4007(1) (2010); see also 17-A M.R.S. § 210-A(1)(A), (2)(A) (2010). Although, as the dissent notes, Doe is eighty-six years old, neither her age nor Blackhouse’s disability allows us to prejudge the veracity of Blackhouse’s allega*76tions.3 See 19-A M.R.S. § 4006(1) (“Within 21 days of the filing of a complaint, a hearing must be held at which the plaintiff must prove the allegation of abuse by a preponderance of the evidence.”); see also Connolly v. Connolly, 2006 ME 17, ¶ 7, 892 A.2d 465, 467 (holding that a hearing is required in all protection from abuse cases “except those in which the defendant agrees to a finding of abuse, or the plaintiff agrees to an order without a finding of abuse”).

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