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Contested Divorce Hearings in Maine part 3
Tips and advice for people going through a divorce. (part 3 of 4)
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
In Maine, when deciding a child custody arrangement, the court shall consider the following factors: 1. The age of the child; 2. The relationship of the child with the child’s parents and any other persons who may significantly affect the child’s welfare; Check to learn more.
Child Custody in Maine: Best Interests of the Child
Maine law recognizes that it’s generally good for children to have frequent contact with both parents and to have both parents participate in decision-making after divorce. When divorcing parents come into court for a decision on parenting arrangements, judges in Maine base their decisions on the best interests of the child. Check to learn more.
Child Custody: Maine Parental Rights and Responsibilities
There are three basic plans or methods that parents (or courts) generally follow to divide parental rights and responsibilities: shared rights and responsibilities, sole rights and responsibilities, and allocated rights and responsibilities. Check to learn more.
Based on the Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A, Section 1653, "[t]he court, in making an award of parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a child, shall apply the standard of the best interest of the child. Check to learn more.