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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 18-C, § 9-103

Jurisdiction

PL 2017, c. 402, Pt

1. Probate Court jurisdiction. Subject to Title 4, section 152, subsection 5-A, the Probate Court has exclusive jurisdiction over the following:

A. Petitions for adoption;

B. Consents and reviews of withholdings of consent by persons other than a parent;

C. Surrenders and releases;

D. Termination of parental rights proceedings brought pursuant to section 9-204;

E. Proceedings to determine the rights of putative parents of children whose adoptions or surrenders and releases are pending before the Probate Court; and

F. Reviews conducted pursuant to section 9-205.

2. District Court jurisdiction. The District Court has jurisdiction to conduct hearings pursuant to section 9-205. The District Court has jurisdiction over any matter described in subsection 1 if the proceeding concerns a child over whom the District Court has exclusive jurisdiction pursuant to Title 4, section 152, subsection 5-A.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.