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

Sec. B-2. 19-A MRSA §101, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

8.__Parent.__"Parent" means:

A.__A person who has established a parent-child relationship with the child under section 1841; or

B.__A legal guardian if no person can be identified under paragraph A.

Sec. B-3. 19-A MRSA §251, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

2. Required mediation. Except as provided in paragraph B, prior to a contested hearing under chapter 27, chapter 29, chapter 55, section 1845 or chapter 63 when there are minor children of the parties, the court shall refer the parties to mediation.

A. For good cause shown, the court, prior to referring the parties to mediation, may hear motions for temporary relief, pending final judgment on an issue or combination of issues for which good cause for temporary relief has been shown.

B. Upon motion supported by affidavit, the court may, for extraordinary cause shown, waive the mediation requirement under this subsection.

Sec. B-4. 19-A MRSA §1503, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is repealed.

Sec. B-5. 19-A MRSA §§1504 and 1505, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are repealed and the following enacted in their place:

§1504.__Person's duty of support

1.__Duty of support.__A person has the duty to support:

A.__That person's child; and

B.__That person's spouse when in need.