CHAPTER 403
H.P. 1178 - L.D. 1669
An Act Regarding the Relocation of a Child by a Parent Having Primary Physical Custody
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §1653, sub-§14 is enacted to read:
14. Notice of relocation. The order must require notice of the intended relocation of a child by a parent awarded shared parental rights and responsibilities or allocated parental rights and responsibilities. At least 30 days before the intended relocation of a child by a parent, the parent shall provide notice to the other parent of the intended relocation. If the relocation must occur in fewer than 30 days, the parent who is relocating shall provide notice as soon as possible to the other parent. If the parent who is relocating believes notifying the other parent will cause danger to the relocating parent or the child, the relocating parent shall notify the court of the intended relocation, and the court shall provide appropriate notice to the other parent in a manner determined to provide safety to the relocating parent and child.
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §1657, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2, is amended to read:
A. The relocation, or intended relocation, of a child resident in this state to another state by a parent, when the other parent is a resident of this State and there exists an award of shared or allocated parental rights and responsibilities concerning the child; or
Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA §1657, sub-§2, ¶¶A-1 and A-2 are enacted to read:
A-1. The relocation, or intended relocation, of a child that will disrupt the parent-child contact between the child and the parent who is not relocating, if there exists an award of shared or allocated parental rights and responsibilities concerning the child. Relocating the child more than 60 miles from the residence of the parent who is relocating or more than 60 miles from the residence of the parent who is not relocating is presumed to disrupt the parent-child contact between the child and the parent who is not relocating;
A-2. The receipt of notice of the intended relocation of the child as required under section 1653, subsection 14; or
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 1997.
Effective October 1, 1997.
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