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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 3792 (2026)

Protective custody; petition, hearings and custody

✓ current as of May 2026
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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 159, §1 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 305 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 590, §31 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 622, §77 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 118, §6 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 511, §2 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 652, §1 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 481, §5 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 733, §15 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1973–2016 · leading case: Danforth v. State Dep't of Health & Welfare, 303 A.2d 794 (Me. 1973).
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Danforth v. State Dep't of Health & Welfare, 303 A.2d 794 (Me. 1973). · cites it 10× “*795 Proceeding agreeably to the provisions of 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792, the Department of Health and Welfare caused a petition seeking an order of the appropriate court that the custody of the minor child be taken from the parents and be given to the Department of Health and Welfare…”
In Re Daniel C., 480 A.2d 766 (Me. 1984). · cites it 2× “A petition for protective custody pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 (1980) was filed in November, 1972.”
In re K.A.S., 2016 UT 55 (Utah 2016). “2d at 795 (“We hold that an indigent parent or parents against whom a custody petition is instituted under 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 is entitled to have counsel appointed at the State’s expense unless the right to counsel is knowingly waived.”
Osier v. Osier, 410 A.2d 1027 (Me. 1980). “See 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 (Supp.1979), and the cases cited in n.”
Hilary Davis, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. William J. Page, Jr., Etc., Circuit Judges Dixie Herlong Chastain, Etc., 618 F.2d 374 (5th Cir. 1980). “28 (1969); Me.Rev.Stat. tit. 22, § 3792 (Supp.1979); Md.”
In Re Crystal S., 483 A.2d 1210 (Me. 1984). · cites it 2× “As a result of this incident, the Department petitioned for protective custody pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 (1980). Pursuant to an ex parte order of care pending hearing issued by the District Court, the children were subsequently transferred to the Department’s custody with…”
In Re Shannon R., 461 A.2d 707 (Me. 1983). “On February 13, 1979, the Maine Department of Human Services filed two emergency petitions for protective custody of Rosealynn and Shannon, pursuant to 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 (1979). 1 The Department received temporary custody on that date.”
L.E.S. v. C.D.M., 390 P.3d 278 (Utah 2016). “2d at 795 ("We hold that an indigent parent or parents against whom a custody petition is instituted under 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 is entitled to have counsel appointed at the State's expense unless the right to counsel is knowingly waived.”
L.E.S. v. C.D.M., 390 P.3d 278 (Utah 2016). “2d at 795 ("We hold that an indigent parent or parents against whom a custody petition is instituted under 22 M.R.S.A. § 3792 is entitled to have counsel appointed at the State's expense unless the right to counsel is knowingly waived.”
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