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enforcement to recover costs against the non-prevailing party. The | | use of the term "direct" indicates that overhead is not a | | recoverable cost. This section cannot be used to recover the value | | of the time spent by the public authorities' attorneys. |
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| | | §1781.__Application and construction |
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| | | In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration | | must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with | | respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. |
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| | | This chapter takes effect January 1, 2000. |
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| | | §1783.__Transitional provision |
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| | | A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody | | proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination that was | | commenced before January 1, 2000 is governed by the law in effect | | at the time the motion or other request was made. |
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| | | A child custody proceeding will last throughout the minority | | of the child. The commencement of a child custody proceeding | | prior to this Act does not mean that jurisdiction will continued | | to be governed by prior law. The provisions of this act apply if | | a motion to modify an existing determination is filed after the | | enactment of this Act. A motion that is filed prior to enactment | | may be completed under the rules in effect at the time the motion | | is filed. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act is effective January 1, 2000. |
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| | | This bill repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, | | chapter 57, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act and | | replaces it with an updated version, the Uniform Child Custody | | Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. |
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