
Divorce, Custody, & Family
How To: Change or Enforce Your Maine Divorce or Parental Rights Order
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.
How To: Navigate Your Divorce or Parental Rights Case in Maine
Printable Word Version of this Guide
Divorce & Parental Rights
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.
Adoption, Guardianship of a Minor, Child Name Change and Maine's Home Court Act: When, where and how to file the Jurisdictional Affidavit
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.
Complaint for Parentage, Parental Rights & Responsibilities, and Child Support: Maine Court Forms Packet
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 are the Defendant in a Family Law Case: Maine Court Forms
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.
Divorce with No Children: Maine Court Forms Packet
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.
Divorce with Children: Maine Court Forms Packet
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.