Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1510 – Statewide jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1510
- Child support: means money paid directly to a parent, to another person or agency awarded parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a child or to the department on behalf of a child receiving public assistance and medical or dental insurance coverage provided on behalf of a child pursuant to court order. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 1501
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services and its agents and authorized representatives. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: means any state, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101
In child support and paternity cases, the jurisdiction of the District Court and the department extends to all parts of the State. Once an action has been commenced, a case may be transferred between local jurisdictions in the State without need for an additional filing by the petitioner or service of process on the respondent to retain jurisdiction over the parties. [PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §31 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 537, §15 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ31 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 731, §ZZZ42 (AFF).