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This subsection applies only if the parent or guardian's service is | in support of: |
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| (1) An operational mission for which members of the reserve | components have been ordered to active duty without their | consent; or |
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| (2) Forces activated during a period of war declared by | Congress or a period of national emergency declared by the | President or Congress. |
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| | Sec. 3. 18-A MRSA §5-207, sub-§(c), as amended by PL 1999, c. 303, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| | (c) If necessary, the court may appoint a temporary guardian, | with the status of an ordinary guardian of a minor, but the | authority of a temporary guardian may not last longer than 6 | months, except as provided in subsection (c-1). |
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| Notice of hearing on the petition for the appointment of a | temporary guardian must be served as provided under subsection | (a), except that the notice must be given at least 5 days before | the hearing, and notice need not be given to any person whose | address and present whereabouts are unknown and cannot can not be | ascertained by due diligence. Upon a showing of good cause, the | court may waive service of the notice of hearing on any person, | other than the minor, if the minor is at least 14 years of age. |
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| | Sec. 4. 18-A MRSA §5-207, sub-§(c-1) is enacted to read: |
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| | (c-1)__If one of the parents of a minor is a member of the | National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces | under an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days, | a temporary guardianship that would otherwise expire is | automatically extended until 30 days after the parent is no | longer under those active duty orders or until an order of the | court so provides.__This subsection applies only if the parent's | service is in support of: |
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| (1)__An operational mission for which members of the reserve | components have been ordered to active duty without their | consent; or |
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| (2)__Forces activated during a period of war declared by | Congress or a period of national emergency declared by the | President or Congress. |
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| | Sec. 5. 37-B MRSA §147, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 662, §21, is | further amended to read: |
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