Maine § 19-A §1837 Personal jurisdiction

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1837 — Personal jurisdiction

Maine § 19-A §1837

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 61MAINE PARENTAGE ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1837 (2026).

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1.Personal jurisdiction. An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

2.Personal jurisdiction over nonresident. A court of this State having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in section 2961 are fulfilled.

3.Adjudication. Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.

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1.
Personal jurisdiction.
An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
2.
Personal jurisdiction over nonresident.
A court of this State having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in section 2961 are fulfilled.
3.
Adjudication.
Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.