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19-A M.R.S. §1502: Either parent dead or guilty of abandonment, rights devolve on other
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- CHAPTER 51: GENERAL PROVISIONS
If one of the parents of a minor child is dead or has abandoned the child, all parental rights respecting the child devolve upon the other parent.
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