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19-A M.R.S. §1651: Parents joint natural guardians of children
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
- PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- CHAPTER 55: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The parents are the joint natural guardians of their minor children and are jointly entitled to the care, custody, control, services and earnings of their children. Neither parent has any rights paramount to the rights of the other with reference to any matter affecting their children.
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