Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §§105 and 106 are enacted to read:

§105.__Award and payment of attorney's fees and other fees

1.__Attorney's fees and costs.__In an action under this Title, including actions to modify or enforce existing orders, the court may, after an opportunity for hearing, order a party, including a party in interest, to pay another party or another party's attorney reasonable attorney's fees, including costs, for participation in the proceedings.

2.__While pending; part of final decision.__In appropriate cases, the court may order fees and costs paid while an action is pending, including while on appeal, or may make an order as part of a final decision in a case.

3.__Fees and expenses of 3rd-party participants.__The court may order a party to pay reasonable fees and expenses of 3rd- party participants in the proceedings, including guardians ad litem, expert witnesses and providers of services, whether retained by a party or the court.

4.__Interest; means of collection.__Awards under this section are subject to the accumulation of statutory interest and may be collected by any means available under law, including, but not limited to, remedies available under Title 14 and Title 36, section 5276-A.__Additional fees may be assessed in appropriate cases when additional fees are incurred for prosecuting collection actions.

§106.__Exclusion of public

1.__Court order to exclude.__In any action under this Title, upon the request of a party, either personally or through the party's attorney, the court__shall exclude the public from the court proceedings, unless the other party who has entered an appearance objects either personally or through the other party's attorney.__Even if the other party objects, the court may exclude the public from the court proceedings.

2.__Permitted to be present.__If the court excludes the public from the court proceedings, only the parties, their attorneys, court officers and witnesses may be present.

Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §352, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: