{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1502","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1502","heading":"Either parent dead or guilty of abandonment, rights devolve on other","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 51: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1502.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"cda12581748f5a9cb5c2e33aa0ef60dd50aaa11aed0abbf062ca0147837d7db0","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1501","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}