| An Act Regarding Case Management Officers |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §183, sub-§1, ¶¶D and E, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 269, | §1 and affected by §2, are amended to read: |
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| D. Family case management officers shall employ appropriate | case management techniques and have jurisdiction to hear and | dispose of the following matters: |
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| (1) Interim orders in actions involving the | establishment, modification or enforcement of child | support; |
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| (2) Interim orders in actions involving divorce, legal | separation, paternity or parental rights, including | interim orders in post-judgment proceedings arising out | of these actions, except that a contested motion | concerning interim parental rights and | responsibilities, excluding interim child support | orders, may be determined by the family case management | officer only if both parties consent to determination | of the issue or issues in dispute by the family case | management officer; |
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