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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1853 (2026)

Consequences of establishment of parentage

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1.  All purposes.  Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
2.  Preservation of parent-child relationship.  Consistent with the establishment of parentage under this chapter, a court may determine that a child has more than 2 parents.  
[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 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025).
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Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). · cites it 2× “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). · cites it 2× “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
Pamela Estelle Harrison v. Shannon Nicole Harrison (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “”); Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 19-A, § 1853 (West 2016) (“Consistent with the establishment of parentage under this chapter, a court may determine that a child has more than 2 parents.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1853(1) — 2 cases
Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1853(2) — 2 cases
Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
Kateryna A. Bagrii v. John P. Campbell, 2025 ME 38 (Me. 2025). “See 19-A M.R.S. § 1853(1) (2025) (“Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.”
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