Maine § 19-A §2253 Persons subject to jurisdiction

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §2253 — Persons subject to jurisdiction

Maine·Title 19-A DOMESTIC RELATIONS·Part 3 PARENTS AND CHILDREN·Ch. 65 SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

1.Declaration of purpose. It is declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the public interest demands that the State provide its citizens with an effective means of redress against nonresident persons who, through certain significant minimal contacts with this State, incur obligations to citizens entitled to the State's protection.

2.Causes of action. A person who does any of the acts enumerated in this subsection is deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of enforcing this article as to a cause of action arising from the doing of the following acts:

3.Personal service.

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1.
Declaration of purpose.
It is declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the public interest demands that the State provide its citizens with an effective means of redress against nonresident persons who, through certain significant minimal contacts with this State, incur obligations to citizens entitled to the State's protection.
2.
Causes of action.
A person who does any of the acts enumerated in this subsection is deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of enforcing this article as to a cause of action arising from the doing of the following acts:
3.
Personal service.

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Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 290, §26 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. C, §22 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).