{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1604","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1604","heading":"Service","body":"Service of a notice under section 1605 must be made by personal service as provided for personal service of summons by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(d).  Personal service within the State of a notice under section 1605 may be made by an authorized representative of the commissioner.  Personal service outside the State of a notice under section 1605 may be made in the manner provided for personal service of summons outside the State by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4(e).","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 53: PATERNITY","SUBCHAPTER 2: EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF PATERNITY ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1604.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"0c4c0ba5d6cf91701e207791047c0a51fc3f67f40dcbf05acb3b876d2707b47a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1603","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}