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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 808 (2026)

Inconvenient forum

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 481, §4 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1991 · leading case: Ehrlich v. Bloom, 585 A.2d 809 (Me. 1991).
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Ehrlich v. Bloom, 585 A.2d 809 (Me. 1991). “19 M.R.S.A. § 808 (1981) gives a court discretion to dismiss if it finds Maine is an inconvenient forum.”
Bagley v. Bagley, 415 A.2d 1080 (Me. 1980). “1979) (provision of Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act embodying principles of forum non conveniens); Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 26, Comment g (1971) (“A change in domicil of the parties or other change in circumstances does not destroy jurisdiction, but may…”
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