Maine § 19-A §1609 Failure of alleged father to deny paternity

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1609 — Failure of alleged father to deny paternity

Maine § 19-A §1609

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 53PATERNITY

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1609 (2026).

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1.Filing of record of proceeding in court. If the alleged father fails to file a written denial of paternity with the department within 20 days after service of notice upon him, the department's attorney may file the record of the proceeding in a court as a paternity action. The filing of the record, along with proof of service pursuant to section 1604, constitutes a filing under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3(1) and further service is not required.

2.Failure to file written denial constitutes default. The alleged father's failure to file a written denial with the department constitutes a default under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 55(a). The department shall forward to the alleged father by ordinary mail a copy of any request for a default judgment. The mailing of

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Filing of record of proceeding in court.
If the alleged father fails to file a written denial of paternity with the department within 20 days after service of notice upon him, the department's attorney may file the record of the proceeding in a court as a paternity action. The filing of the record, along with proof of service pursuant to section 1604, constitutes a filing under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 3(1) and further service is not required.
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Failure to file written denial constitutes default.
The alleged father's failure to file a written denial with the department constitutes a default under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 55(a). The department shall forward to the alleged father by ordinary mail a copy of any request for a default judgment. The mailing of the request to the alleged father's last known address constitutes adequate notice of the default proceeding and further notice is not required.