Maine § 19-A §1851 Establishment of parentage

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §1851 — Establishment of parentage

Maine § 19-A §1851

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 61MAINE PARENTAGE ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §1851 (2026).

Text

Parentage may be established by:

1.Birth. Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in subchapter 8;

2.Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 18‑C, Article 9;

3.Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under subchapter 3;

4.Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under subchapter 4;

5.De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage, under subchapter 5;

6.Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under subchapter 6;

7.Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under subchapter 7; and

8.Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement under subchapter 8 by the intended parent or parents.

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Parentage may be established by:
1.
Birth.
Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in subchapter 8;
2.
Adoption.
Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 18‑C, Article 9;
3.
Acknowledgment.
An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under subchapter 3;
4.
Presumption.
An unrebutted presumption of parentage under subchapter 4;
5.
De facto parentage.
An adjudication of de facto parentage, under subchapter 5;
6.
Genetic parentage.
An adjudication of genetic parentage under subchapter 6;
7.
Assisted reproduction.
Consent to assisted reproduction under subchapter 7; and
8.
Gestational carrier agreement.
Consent to a gestational carrier agreement under subchapter 8 by the intended parent or parents.

Legislative History

PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §38 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 141, §2 (AMD).