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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1731 (2026)

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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.   [PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW); PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).]
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PL 1999, c. 486, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 486, §6 (AFF).
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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: Eric N. Fitzpatrick v. Arlene McCrary, 2018 ME 48 (Me. 2018).
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Eric N. Fitzpatrick v. Arlene McCrary, 2018 ME 48 (Me. 2018). “[¶ 9] Jurisdictional questions regarding determinations of parental custody are governed by both the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), 19-A M.R.S. §§ 1731 - 1783 (2017), and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.”
In re Stephen E., 186 A.3d 134 (Me. 2018). “The father also makes an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim in his direct appeal of the jeopardy order, alleging that his attorney failed to challenge the court's jurisdiction, pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), 19-A M.R.S. §§…”
Raucci-robert (D. Me. 2026). “Raucci-Robert’s citation of the UCCJEA, Maine has adopted the UCCJEA, see 19-A M.R.S. § 1731 et seq., but the Court does not read this law as providing for federal court jurisdiction over this controversy.”
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