Maine § 19-A §1658 Termination of parental rights and responsibilities

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1658 — Termination of parental rights and responsibilities

Maine § 19-A §1658

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 §1658 (2026).

Text

1.Petitioner. A petition for termination of a parent's parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a specific child may be filed by another parent or the parent or guardian of a child's minor parent on any grounds set forth in subsection 3‑A. A parent may not file a petition under this section to terminate the parent's own parental rights and responsibilities. 1-A. Filing and contents of petition. A petition to terminate parental rights and responsibilities must be filed in the District Court. The petition must be sworn and must include at least the following:

2.Grounds for petition. The following allegations, if proven, are sufficient grounds to terminate a parent's parental rights and responsibilities under this section: 2-A. Procedure on petition to terminate parental rights

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1.
Petitioner.
A petition for termination of a parent's parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a specific child may be filed by another parent or the parent or guardian of a child's minor parent on any grounds set forth in subsection 3‑A. A parent may not file a petition under this section to terminate the parent's own parental rights and responsibilities.
1-A.
Filing and contents of petition.
A petition to terminate parental rights and responsibilities must be filed in the District Court. The petition must be sworn and must include at least the following:
2.
Grounds for petition.
The following allegations, if proven, are sufficient grounds to terminate a parent's parental rights and responsibilities under this section:
2-A.
Procedure on petition to terminate parental rights and responsibilities.
Once a petition to terminate parental rights and responsibilities is filed, the following procedure applies.
3.
Termination.
3-A.
Termination.
The court:
4.
Exception.
The court is not required to terminate the parental rights and responsibilities of a parent convicted of gross sexual assault under Title 17‑A, section 253, subsection 1, paragraph B that resulted in the conception of the child if:
5.
Effects of termination order.
An order terminating parental rights and responsibilities under this section has the effects set forth in Title 22, section 4056.

Legislative History

PL 1997, c. 363, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 427, §1 (RPR). PL 2021, c. 340, §2 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §30 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 359, §3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §35 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 646, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 20, §1 (AMD).