If you are trying to modify (change) or enforce a final order from a Parental Rights and Responsibilities or Divorce case in Maine, you might find some helpful information here. This guide will walk you through the process for filing these motions.

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This page links to all of our divorce and parental rights form kits. We have put together several forms kits - they have all the forms you will need for certain kinds of divorce or parental rights and responsibilities cases. You can use these kits, or you can find a particular form you need from the All Court Forms page.

What is the Maine Home Court Act?  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.  

Complete packet of the fillable forms you will need to file a Complaint for Parentage, Parental Rights & Responsibilities, and Child Support. It does not include the Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction (FM-038) which you must buy from the court for $5. 

If you have been served with a Divorce or Parental Rights complaint, and you wish to be heard by the court, you must fill out, file, and serve certain court forms.

Complete packet of the fillable forms you will need to file for divorce in Maine if you do not share minor children.   It does not include the Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction (FM-038) which you must buy from a court clerk's office for $5.  

Complete packet of the fillable forms you will need to file for divorce with children. It does not include the Family Matter Summons and Preliminary Injunction (FM-038) which you must buy from the court for $5.