A permanency guardian may petition the District Court to adopt the child in the permanency guardian’s care and to change the child’s name upon the issuance of the adoption decree. The petition must be filed and adjudicated in accordance with Title 18?C, Article 9, except that the adoption may not be granted unless each living parent identified in the child protection action whose rights have not been terminated has executed a consent to the adoption pursuant to Title 18?C, section 9?202 or the court finds that such consent is not required pursuant to Title 18?C, section 9?302, subsection 2. A permanency guardian may not seek an order terminating the parental rights of a parent as part of a petition to adopt the child. [PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
1. Contents of petition for adoption from permanency guardianship.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4038-E

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Parent: means a natural or adoptive parent or a parent established under Title 19?A, chapter 61, unless parental rights have been terminated. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 4002
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
2. Accompanying documents and information.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

3. Scheduling of case management conference.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

4. Venue.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

5. Guardian ad litem; attorneys.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

6. Service.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

7. Background checks for each permanency guardian seeking to adopt the child.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

8. Consent.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

9. Dismissal.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

10. Hearing on petition for adoption from permanency guardianship.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

11. Effect of consent to adoption by the parent.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

12. Rights of adopted persons.

[PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RP).]

SECTION HISTORY

RR 2011, c. 1, §34 (COR). PL 2011, c. 402, §15 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. I, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. I, §5 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 267, Pt. B, §20 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §67 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 411, §12 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 664, Pt. C, §2 (RPR).
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