This bill provides that an action to adjudicate de facto parentage under Title 19-A, section 1845 is subject to the mediation requirement prior to a contested hearing.

This bill adds the existence of more than 2 parents who are obligated to provide support for a child as a criterion to deviate from child support guidelines.

PART C

Part C amends the intestate succession provisions of the Probate Code so that children will inherit from parents as recognized in the Uniform Parentage Act and parents recognized by the Uniform Parentage Act will inherit from their children. Under the bill, Uniform Parentage Act parentage can be established after death. The bill also recognizes inheritance from and by de facto parents without displacing inheritance from and by other recognized parents. This bill places a limit of 4 on the number of parents who can have an inheritance right from any child or from whom any child can inherit. De facto parentage can also be established after death.

PART D

Part D of the bill amends the adoption laws, guardianship laws and child protection laws to be consistent with the Uniform Parentage Act.

PART E

Part E makes cross-reference changes.