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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1845 (2026)

Full faith and credit

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A court of this State shall give full faith and credit to a determination of parentage, including but not limited to an acknowledgment of paternity, from another state if the determination is valid and effective in accordance with the law of the other state.   [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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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). “§ 1844(2) (2018); (4) by affording full faith and credit to a determination of parentage from another state, 19-A M.R.S. § 1845 (2018); (5) by birth, 19-A M.”
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