Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 1: SHORT TITLE, SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
19-A §1834. Parentage proceeding

§1834. Parentage proceeding
1.  Proceeding authorized.  A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child may be maintained in accordance with this chapter and applicable rules of procedure.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
2.  Original actions.  Original actions to adjudicate parentage may be commenced only in District Court.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
3.  Other proceedings.  The District Court and the Probate Court are authorized to adjudicate parentage under this chapter when parentage is an issue in any other pending proceeding.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
4.  No right to jury.  There is no right to demand a jury trial in an action to determine parentage.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
5.  Disclosure of social security numbers.  A person who is a party to a parentage action shall disclose that person's social security number to the court. The social security number of a person subject to a parentage adjudication must be placed in the court records relating to the adjudication. The record of a person's social security number is confidential and is not open to the public. The court shall disclose a person's social security number to the department for child support enforcement purposes.  
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).

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