Probate Jurisdictional Affidavit
A fill-able .pdf of the Probate Court Jurisdictional Affidavit that must be filed in Probate courts with any adoption, minor guardianship, or minor name change case.
A fill-able .pdf of the Probate Court Jurisdictional Affidavit that must be filed in Probate courts with any adoption, minor guardianship, or minor name change case.
The Home Court Act is a Maine law passed in 2016. It is meant to prevent more than one case about the same child from happening in different courts. Courts use a “Jurisdictional Affidavit” to find out about all of the cases involving a child and determine where your case should be addressed.
When you file an adoption, guardianship, or name change case for a child, you will also need to file the Jurisdictional Affidavit. There are two versions of this form.
A fill-able .pdf of Maine court form PB-03, the Jurisdictional Affidavit that must be filed in District court with any adoption, minor guardianship, or minor name change case.