§1602. Additional persons subject to jurisdiction
1. Application. To ensure maximum protection to citizens of this State, the department shall apply this section to assert jurisdiction over nonresident alleged fathers to the fullest extent permitted by the due process clause of the United States Constitution, Amendment XIV.
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
2. Cause of action. A person who engages in sexual intercourse with a resident of this State in this State submits to the jurisdiction of the department for the purpose of the commencement of a paternity proceeding.
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Subchapter 2: EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF PATERNITY ACTIONS
19-A §1602. Additional persons subject to jurisdiction
19-A §1603. Limitation on recovery from father
19-A §1605. Notice of proceeding to commence an action
19-A §1606. Court orders; relief
19-A §1607. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5(b)
19-A §1608. Multiple alleged fathers
19-A §1609. Failure of alleged father to deny paternity
19-A §1610. Blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1611. Refusal of alleged father to submit to blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1612. Procedures after blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1613. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(b)
19-A §1614. Acknowledgment of paternity