Maine § 19-A §1839 Joinder of proceedings

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1839 — Joinder of proceedings

Maine § 19-A §1839

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 61MAINE PARENTAGE ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1839 (2026).

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1.Joinder permitted. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be joined with a proceeding for parental rights and responsibilities, child support, child protection, termination of parental rights, child custody or visitation, divorce, annulment, legal separation, guardianship, probate or administration of an estate or other appropriate proceeding or a challenge or rescission of acknowledgment of paternity.

2.Joinder not permitted. A respondent may not join a proceeding described in subsection 1 with a proceeding to adjudicate parentage brought as part of an interstate child support enforcement action under chapter 67.

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1.
Joinder permitted.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be joined with a proceeding for parental rights and responsibilities, child support, child protection, termination of parental rights, child custody or visitation, divorce, annulment, legal separation, guardianship, probate or administration of an estate or other appropriate proceeding or a challenge or rescission of acknowledgment of paternity.
2.
Joinder not permitted.
A respondent may not join a proceeding described in subsection 1 with a proceeding to adjudicate parentage brought as part of an interstate child support enforcement action under chapter 67.