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Sec. 6. 19-A MRSA §904, sub-§§2 and 4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt.
B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are amended to read:

 
2. Support. Make reasonable provision for either spouse's
separate support, on a motion for which costs and attorney's fees
may be ordered;

 
4. Enforcement. Enforce obedience by appropriate processes
on which costs and attorney's fees are taxed as in other actions;

 
Sec. 7. 19-A MRSA §952, sub-§1, ¶¶D and E, as enacted by PL 1995, c.
694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are amended to read:

 
D. For payment of related attorney's fees; or

 
E. For alteration of an existing decree or order for the
custody or support of a child.; or

 
Sec. 8. 19-A MRSA §952, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:

 
F.__For division and disposition of property ancillary to a
divorce judgment, including, but not limited to, proceedings
to effectuate a qualified domestic relations order; to
reach, attach or liquidate property; or to quiet title.

 
Sec. 9. 19-A MRSA §952, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B,
§2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

 
3. Attorney's fees. When making a final decree, the court
may order a party to pay reasonable attorney's fees. Attorney's
fees awarded in the nature of support may be made payable
immediately or in installments.

 
Sec. 10. 19-A MRSA §1552, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2
and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

 
§1552. Obligations of father

 
The father of a child who is or may be born out of wedlock is
liable to the same extent as the father of a child born in
wedlock, whether or not the child is born alive, for the
reasonable expense of the mother's pregnancy and confinement and
for the education, support and funeral expenses of the child, and
reasonable attorney's fees for the prosecution of paternity
proceedings.


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