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| | | An Act To Promote the Financial Security of Maine's Families |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §321, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 469, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "family or | | household members" means spouses or domestic partners or former | | spouses or former domestic partners, individuals presently or | | formerly living as spouses, natural parents of the same child, | | adult household members related by consanguinity or affinity or | | minor children of any household member when the offender is an | | adult household member. Holding oneself out to be a spouse is not | | necessary to constitute "living as spouses." For purposes of | | this subsection, "domestic partners" has the same meaning as in | | Title 18-A, section 1-201, subsection (10-A). |
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| | | Sec. 2. 18-A MRSA §1-201, sub-§(10-A) is enacted to read: |
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| | | (10-A)__"Domestic partner" means one of 2 unmarried adults who | | are domiciled together under long-term arrangements that evidence | | a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's | | welfare. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 18-A MRSA §1-201, sub-§(17), as enacted by PL 1979, c. 540, §1, | | is amended to read: |
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