| (b) If the judge finds from the affidavit of the biological |
mother that the a putative father's parent's whereabouts are |
known, the judge shall order that notice of the mother's intent |
to consent to adoption or to execute a surrender and release, or |
the mother's actual consent or surrender and release, for the |
purpose of adoption of the child, be served upon the putative |
father parent of the child. If the judge finds that the putative |
father's parent's whereabouts are unknown, then the court shall |
order notice by publication in accordance with the Maine Rules of |
Probate Procedure. If the biological mother does not know or |
refuses to tell the court who the biological father any putative |
parent is, the court may order publication in accordance with the |
Maine Rules of Probate Procedure in a newspaper of general |
circulation in the area where the petition is filed, where the |
biological mother became pregnant or where the putative father |
parent is most likely to be located. The notice must specify the |
names of the biological mother and the child. |