by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
(a) Transfer of Any Pending Matters in Probate Court. The District Court presiding over any family matter or child protection case involving a minor child shall, at the first conference, determine whether there are any proceedings involving custody or other parental...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
The new rules in Chapter XIII, Rules 126 and 127, and related amendments throughout Chapter XIII are effective July 29, 2016. They shall govern all proceedings in Family Division actions brought on and after July 29, 2016 and all further proceedings in actions then...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
When the Maine Constitution or the United States Constitution provides a right to a trial by jury in any action or on any issue in an action brought pursuant to this chapter, that action or issue may be removed to the Superior Court for jury trial. When such a removal...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
Appeals to the Law Court from orders and judgments entered in accordance with this chapter, in which there is a right of appeal to the Law Court, shall be governed by the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure. Parties may waive their right to appeal on a court approved...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
Any Family Division action pending in the Superior Court may be transferred to the District Court. Transfer shall be accomplished by filing a notice of transfer agreed to by the parties or their counsel and by paying to the clerk of the Superior Court any required...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, an interlocutory or final judgment in an order addressing parental rights and responsibilities, residency and support of minor children or the separate support or personal liberty of a person shall not be stayed during the period...
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