Sec. 22. 19-A MRSA §3012, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§3012.__Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances

If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information must be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.

Sec. 23. 19-A MRSA §3014, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

1. Personal jurisdiction in another proceeding. Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney or through services provided by the department, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.

Sec. 24. 19-A MRSA §3016, sub-§§1, 2, 5 and 6, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are amended to read:

1. Physical presence not required. The physical presence of the petitioner a nonresident party who is an individual in a responding tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage.

2. Admissible evidence. A verified petition, an An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms and or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, that would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if