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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4005-E (2026)

Relatives; visitation and access; placement

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 696, §16 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 366, §6 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 371, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 513, §5 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §59 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 411, §10 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2025 · leading case: In re C.P., 2016 ME 18 (Me. 2016).
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In re C.P., 2016 ME 18 (Me. 2016). “” 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2) (2015). These statutes, taken in conjunction with section 4055(l)(B)(2)(a), provide for relative placement — or kinship care — where that placement can be accomplished without harm to the child and would be in the child’s best interests.”
In re L.R., 97 A.3d 602 (Me. 2014). · cites it 2× “) denying her motion for kinship placement pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2) (2018). Because the appeal is interlocutory and is barred by 22 M.”
In Re Zoe M., 2004 ME 94 (Me. 2004). · cites it 2× “” 3 22 M.R.S.A. § 4005-E(2) (2004). When an appellant challenges a court’s order denying placement to a grandparent in a child protective setting, the appellant must show that the evidence compels a finding that placement with the grandparent is in the child’s best interest.”
In re N.W., 2013 ME 64 (Me. 2013). “The right of a non-party relative to seek a placement order is governed by 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2), which provides: A relative who is designated as an interested person or a participant under section 4005-D or who has been granted intervenor status under the Maine Rules of Civil…”
In Re Child. of Krystal W., 2025 ME 91 (Me. 2025). · cites it 2× “We dismissed the appeal, holding that “[b]ecause the final judgment rule is a judicially created prudential rule, we may fashion exceptions to it,” but we do not have the authority “to apply judge-made exceptions to statutory provisions.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 4005-E(2) — 5 cases
In re C.P., 2016 ME 18 (Me. 2016). “” 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2) (2015). These statutes, taken in conjunction with section 4055(l)(B)(2)(a), provide for relative placement — or kinship care — where that placement can be accomplished without harm to the child and would be in the child’s best interests.”
In re L.R., 97 A.3d 602 (Me. 2014). “) denying her motion for kinship placement pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2) (2018). Because the appeal is interlocutory and is barred by 22 M.”
In Re Zoe M., 2004 ME 94 (Me. 2004). “” 3 22 M.R.S.A. § 4005-E(2) (2004). When an appellant challenges a court’s order denying placement to a grandparent in a child protective setting, the appellant must show that the evidence compels a finding that placement with the grandparent is in the child’s best interest.”
In re N.W., 2013 ME 64 (Me. 2013). “The right of a non-party relative to seek a placement order is governed by 22 M.R.S. § 4005-E(2), which provides: A relative who is designated as an interested person or a participant under section 4005-D or who has been granted intervenor status under the Maine Rules of Civil…”
In Re Child. of Krystal W., 2025 ME 91 (Me. 2025). “We dismissed the appeal, holding that “[b]ecause the final judgment rule is a judicially created prudential rule, we may fashion exceptions to it,” but we do not have the authority “to apply judge-made exceptions to statutory provisions.”
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