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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1834 (2026)

Parentage proceeding

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1.  Proceeding authorized.  A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child may be maintained in accordance with this chapter and applicable rules of procedure.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
2.  Original actions.  Original actions to adjudicate parentage may be commenced only in District Court.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
3.  Other proceedings.  The District Court and the Probate Court are authorized to adjudicate parentage under this chapter when parentage is an issue in any other pending proceeding.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
4.  No right to jury.  There is no right to demand a jury trial in an action to determine parentage.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
5.  Disclosure of social security numbers.  A person who is a party to a parentage action shall disclose that person's social security number to the court. The social security number of a person subject to a parentage adjudication must be placed in the court records relating to the adjudication. The record of a person's social security number is confidential and is not open to the public. The court shall disclose a person's social security number to the department for child support enforcement purposes.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: In re Child of Nicholas P., 2019 ME 152 (Me. 2019).
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In re Child of Nicholas P., 2019 ME 152 (Me. 2019). “The father’s parentage appeal is therefore justiciable because it is from a final judgment that was entered pursuant to the MPA and is not itself a Title 22 order. See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2018) (stating that appeals from District Court decisions may be taken to the Law Court);…”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1834(3): 1 case
In re Child of Nicholas P., 2019 ME 152 (Me. 2019). “The father’s parentage appeal is therefore justiciable because it is from a final judgment that was entered pursuant to the MPA and is not itself a Title 22 order. See 14 M.R.S. § 1901 (2018) (stating that appeals from District Court decisions may be taken to the Law Court);…”
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