Maine § 19-A §1554 Limitation on recovery from father

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1554 — Limitation on recovery from father

Maine § 19-A §1554

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 53PATERNITY

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1554 (2026).

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The father's liabilities for past education and support are limited to the 6-year period preceding the commencement of an action.
A complainant may commence an action at any time prior to the child's 18th birthday. Notwithstanding the effective date of this paragraph, an action may be commenced for the benefit of a child whose paternity has not been established or to establish paternity of a child for whom an action had been commenced but dismissed because a statute of limitations of less than 18 years was then in effect.

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The father's liabilities for past education and support are limited to the 6-year period preceding the commencement of an action.
A complainant may commence an action at any time prior to the child's 18th birthday. Notwithstanding the effective date of this paragraph, an action may be commenced for the benefit of a child whose paternity has not been established or to establish paternity of a child for whom an action had been commenced but dismissed because a statute of limitations of less than 18 years was then in effect.