Me. Stat. tit. 19-A § 3001 : A - DOMESTIC RELATIONS — PARENTS AND CHILDREN — UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT — CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION — Proceedings under this chapter

1. Application of subchapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.

[ 2003, c. 436, §11 (RPR).]

1-A. Initiation of proceedings. An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

[ 2009, c. 95, §35 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

2. Proceedings.

[ 2003, c. 436, §11 (RP).]

3. Commencement of proceeding.

[ 2003, c. 436, §11 (RP).]

19-A M.R.S. § 3001

1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW) . 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF) . 2003, c. 436, § 11 (RPR) . 2009, c. 95, § 35 (AMD) . 2009, c. 95, § 87 (AFF) .