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Parental Alienation in Maine Custody Cases: What Parents Need to Know
Key Takeaways Maine law focuses on conduct, not labels. Maine's parental-rights statute does not create a separate legal test for “parental alienation.” Courts instead examine specific conduct and how it affects the child's best interests under 19-A M.R.S. § 1653....
Contempt and Enforcement in Maine Divorce and Family Law Cases
Key Takeaways Court orders remain binding until the court changes them. A party generally cannot ignore a divorce, child-support, spousal-support, or parental-rights order simply because circumstances have changed or the order seems unfair. Enforcement and contempt...
Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets in a Maine Divorces
Key Takeaways Cryptocurrency can be divided in a Maine divorce. Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and other digital assets can have significant economic value and may become part of the property division when spouses divorce. When and how the asset was acquired matters....
Trial Preparation in a Maine Divorce
Key Takeaways Trial preparation starts long before the hearing date. A strong Maine divorce trial is usually built through financial disclosure, discovery, witness preparation, valuation work, and careful identification of the issues the judge must decide. The judge...
Understanding Spousal Support in Maine
Key Takeaways Maine calls alimony “spousal support.” Maine law uses the term spousal support, although many people still call it alimony. The governing statute is 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A. There is no automatic formula. Unlike child support, Maine spousal support generally...
Understanding Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements in Maine?
Key Takeaways Prenuptial Agreements Are Recognized Under Maine Law. Maine has adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, 19-A M.R.S. §§ 601-611, which establishes rules governing the creation, content, and enforcement of prenuptial agreements. A Prenup Must Be...
How Maine Family Court Judges Evaluate Credibility
Key Takeaways Credibility can decide important family law issues. When spouses or parents give conflicting accounts, a Maine family court judge may need to determine which testimony is more reliable before deciding issues involving children, finances, or other...
Selling or Refinancing the Family Home in a Maine Divorce
Key Takeaways The family home does not automatically have to be sold. In a Maine divorce, the spouses may sell the home, or the court may award it to one spouse or allow one spouse to live there for a period of time. Maine law expressly permits the court to consider...