Maine Statutes
§ 19-A §1651 — Parents joint natural guardians of children
Maine § 19-A §1651
JurisdictionMaine
Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS
Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Ch. 55RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1651 (2026).
Text
The parents are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are jointly entitled to the care, custody, control, services and earnings of their children. Neither parent has any rights paramount to the rights of the other with reference to any matter affecting their children.
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Legislative History
PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. C, §17 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 19-A §1651, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/19-A%20%C2%A71651.