Maine § 22 §4005-H Relatives; visitation or access; placement by court

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §4005-H — Relatives; visitation or access; placement by court

Maine § 22 §4005-H

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 3CHILDREN

Ch. 1071CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §4005-H (2026).

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1.Grandparent visitation or access. A grandparent who is designated as an interested person or a participant under section 4005‑D or who has been granted intervenor status under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24 may request the court to grant reasonable rights of visitation or access. When a child is placed in a prospective adoptive home and the prospective adoptive parents have signed an adoptive placement agreement, a grandparent's rights of visitation or access that were granted pursuant to this chapter are suspended unless a court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to continue the grandparent's rights of visitation or access. A grandparent's rights of visitation or access terminate when the adoption is finalized pursuant to Title 18‑A, section 9‑308. Not

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Grandparent visitation or access.
A grandparent who is designated as an interested person or a participant under section 4005‑D or who has been granted intervenor status under the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 24 may request the court to grant reasonable rights of visitation or access. When a child is placed in a prospective adoptive home and the prospective adoptive parents have signed an adoptive placement agreement, a grandparent's rights of visitation or access that were granted pursuant to this chapter are suspended unless a court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to continue the grandparent's rights of visitation or access. A grandparent's rights of visitation or access terminate when the adoption is finalized pursuant to Title 18‑A, section 9‑308. Nothing in this section prohibits prospective adoptive parents from independently facilitating or permitting contact between a child and a grandparent, especially when a court has previously ordered rights of visitation or access.
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Placement by court.
A relative may request that the court order that the department place a child with that relative in accordance with this subsection.
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Conviction or adjudication for certain sex offenses; presumption.
There is a rebuttable presumption that the relative would create a situation of jeopardy for the child if any contact were to be permitted and that contact is not in the best interest of the child if the court finds that the relative: