| | | Sec. 2. 18-A MRSA §1-701, sub-§(d), as enacted by PL 2001, c. 163, §1, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | (d) The fee for filing the name change petition is $25 |
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| | | Sec. 3. 18-A MRSA §9-301, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 52, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | A husband and wife jointly or an unmarried person, resident or | | nonresident of the State, may petition the Probate Court to adopt | | a person, regardless of age, and to change that person's name. | The fee for filing the petition is $50 |
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| | | Sec. 4. 18-A MRSA §9-312, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §7 | | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | §9-312. Foreign adoptions |
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| | | If an adoption in a foreign country has been finalized and the | | adopting parents are seeking an adoption under the laws of this | | State to give recognition to the foreign adoption, a judge of | | probate may enter a decree of adoption based solely upon a | | judgment of adoption in a foreign country and may order a change | | of name if requested by the adopting parents. The fee for filing | | the petition is $75. |
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| | | This bill raises the filing fees for probate filings and it | | requires the recording fee to be paid to the register of deeds. |
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