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Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
Chapter 51: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§1503

§1502. Either parent dead or guilty of abandonment, rights devolve on other

If one of the parents of a minor child is dead or has abandoned the child, all parental rights respecting the child devolve upon the other parent.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
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