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ME revised custody, added statute

January 2019

In our Maine Custody section, we re-wrote the question Can a grandparent get visitation? to clarify the difference between having “standing” to file a petition and actually getting visitation and to include information based on changes to the law.  We also added a related statute to our Selected Maine Statutes page. Lastly, we added additional factors that a judge will consider (that were inadvertently left out) to the question How will the judge decide on a parental rights and responsibilities arrangement? 

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