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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 693 (2026)

Orders pending divorce

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1977, c. 118, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 439, §3 (RPR). PL 1985, c. 53, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 834, §B10 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1966–2012 · leading case: Most v. Most, 477 A.2d 250 (Me. 1984).
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Most v. Most, 477 A.2d 250 (Me. 1984). · cites it 3× “In a motion filed July 15, 1984 to clarify the motion filed June 17, 1983, the plaintiff asserted the court had power to grant its request under statutes allowing separate support pending a divorce action, see 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (1981), and modification of alimony and child…”
Bryant v. Bryant, 411 A.2d 391 (Me. 1980). · cites it 2× “See 19 M.R.S.A. §§ 693, 721-22. Since the husband has failed to show by the record brought here that he raised this issue before the Superior Court, he “will not now be permitted a review of [that issue] for the first time at the appellate level.”
Tibbetts v. Tibbetts, 406 A.2d 78 (Me. 1979). · cites it 3× “19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (1964) (amended subsequent to District Court action in this case).”
Greaton v. Greaton, 36 A.3d 913 (Me. 2012). “Before the adoption of title 19-A, we held that a trial court could award attorney fees in *916 divorce cases for appeals to the Law Court pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (1981 & Supp.1996). Cheoros v.”
Marquis v. Marquis (In Re Marquis), 203 B.R. 844 (Bankr. D. Me. 1997). “Compare 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (West Pamph.1996) ("In accordance with section 752, subsection 4, pending a divorce action, the court may order either spouse to pay to the other spouse, or to the attorney for the other spouse, sufficient money for the defense or prosecution thereof;”)…”
Clum v. Graves, 1999 ME 77 (Me. 1999). “80(d) and 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (1995) (now 19-A M.R.S.”
Dolan v. Dolan, 259 A.2d 32 (Me. 1969). · cites it 2× “The defendant justifies *40 the allowance to her of counsel fees under the same statutory provisions involved in Strater , 19 M.R.S.A. § 693, which reads as follows: "Pending a divorce action, the court may order the husband to pay to the wife, or to her attorney for the wife,…”
Cheoros v. Cheoros, 690 A.2d 974 (Me. 1997). “Attorney fees in divorce cases for appeals to the Law Court are allowed pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. §§ 693, 722 (1981 & Supp.1996).”
Button v. Button, 222 A.2d 245 (Me. 1966). “See 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (pending action) ; § 721 (alimony); § 722 (enforcement), and § 752 (custody of children) .”
Gulesian v. Gulesian, 377 A.2d 119 (Me. 1977). “” (19 M.R.S.A. § 693) On September 23,1976 the presiding Justice denied plaintiff’s motion.”
Parker v. Parker, 598 A.2d 446 (Me. 1991). “See 19 M.R.S.A. § 693 (Supp.1990) (“pending a divorce action, the court may order either spouse to pay to the other spouse, or to the attorney for the other spouse, sufficient money for the defense or prosecution thereof”); 19 M.”
Szirbik v. Szirbik, 549 A.2d 1136 (Me. 1988). “§ 722 authorizing the award of fees in a final divorce decree only if that decree orders the payment of support or alimony stands in contrast to the immediately preceding subsection (2), which does authorize the award of fees pending hearing on a post-judgment enforcement…”
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