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| | | An Act To Expand the Powers and Authority of Case |
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| | | Management Officers in the Family Division |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §183, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 269, §1 and | | affected by §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | D. Family case management officers shall employ appropriate | | case management techniques and have jurisdiction to hear and | | dispose of the following matters: |
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| | | (1) Interim orders in actions involving the | | establishment, modification or enforcement of child | | support; |
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| | | (2) Interim orders in actions involving divorce, legal | | separation, paternity or parental rights, including | | interim orders in post-judgment 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; |
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