Whereas, Acts of this and previous Legislatures have resulted in certain technical errors and inconsistencies in the laws of Maine; and

Whereas, these errors and inconsistencies create uncertainties and confusion in interpreting legislative intent; and

Whereas, it is vitally necessary that these uncertainties and this confusion be resolved in order to prevent any injustice or hardship to the citizens of Maine; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §183, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2003, c. 39, §1 and c. 84, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

D.__Family case management officers shall employ appropriate case management techniques and have jurisdiction to hear and dispose of the following matters:

(1)__Interim orders in actions involving the establishment, modification or enforcement of child support;

(2)__Interim orders in actions involving divorce, legal separation, paternity or parental rights, including interim orders in postjudgment proceedings arising out of these actions, except that a contested motion concerning interim parental rights and responsibilities, excluding interim child support orders, may be determined by the family case management officer only if both parties consent to determination of the issue or issues in dispute by the family case management officer;

(2-A)__Parental rights and responsibilities and parent-child contact orders entered pursuant to Title 19-A, section 4007, subsection 1, paragraph G, to make