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LR 1810
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(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 law magistrate only if both parties consent to
determination of the issue or issues in dispute by the
family case management officer law magistrate;

 
(2-A) Parental rights and responsibilities and parent-
child contact orders entered pursuant to Title 19-A,
section 4006, subsection 5 and section 4007, subsection
1, paragraph G to make such orders consistent with
subsequently entered orders in matters included in
subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3);

 
(3) Final orders in any of the matters included in
subparagraphs (1) and (2) when the proceeding is
uncontested;

 
(4) Final orders in a contested proceeding when child
support is the only contested issue;

 
(4-A) Applications for writs of habeas corpus to
facilitate the attendance of proceedings by and return
of a party who is incarcerated;

 
(4-B) Requests for access to confidential Department
of Health and Human Services child protective records
in accordance with Title 22, section 4008. The family
case management officer law magistrate may review
records in camera to determine whether to grant access;
and

 
(5) Other actions assigned by the Chief Judge of the
District Court.

 
E. Interim orders in any of the matters included in paragraph D,
subparagraphs (1), (2) and (2-A) are effective immediately and
are subject to de novo review by a judge at the final hearing.
Final orders in any of the matters included in paragraph D,
subparagraphs (3) and, (4) and (4-C) are subject to appellate
review in the same manner as


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