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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 3255 (2026)

Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in State

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1.  Jurisdiction to modify.  If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this State and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this State has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.  
[PL 2003, c. 436, §45 (NEW).]
2.  Application of laws.  A tribunal of this State exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of subchapters 1 and 2‑A, this subchapter and the procedural and substantive law of this State to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Subchapters 3, 4, 5, 7‑A and 8 do not apply.  
[PL 2009, c. 95, §79 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2003, c. 436, §45 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 95, §79 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Patricia H. Parks Monteith v. George H. Monteith Jr., 2021 ME 40, 255 A.3d 1030.
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Patricia H. Parks Monteith v. George H. Monteith Jr., 2021 ME 40, 255 A.3d 1030. “The Act identifies only three circumstances in which the continuing, exclusive 6 jurisdiction to modify the child support order passes from the issuing state to another state: [¶9] First, pursuant to 19-A M.R.S. § 3255(1), “[i]f all of the parties who are individuals reside in…”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 3255(1): 1 case
Patricia H. Parks Monteith v. George H. Monteith Jr., 2021 ME 40, 255 A.3d 1030. “The Act identifies only three circumstances in which the continuing, exclusive 6 jurisdiction to modify the child support order passes from the issuing state to another state: [¶9] First, pursuant to 19-A M.R.S. § 3255(1), “[i]f all of the parties who are individuals reside in…”
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