{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1851","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1851","heading":"Establishment of parentage","body":"Parentage may be established by:\n1.  Birth.  Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in subchapter 8;\n2.  Adoption.  Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 18‑C, Article 9;\n3.  Acknowledgment.  An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under subchapter 3;\n4.  Presumption.  An unrebutted presumption of parentage under subchapter 4;\n5.  De facto parentage.  An adjudication of de facto parentage, under subchapter 5;\n6.  Genetic parentage.  An adjudication of genetic parentage under subchapter 6;\n7.  Assisted reproduction.  Consent to assisted reproduction under subchapter 7; and\n8.  Gestational carrier agreement.  Consent to a gestational carrier agreement under subchapter 8 by the intended parent or parents.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER 2: ESTABLISHMENT OF PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1851.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"fa50f7228a2c1d0721957957dd7223ca0b32fcd12e95e23a61197e79e1e05797","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1845","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}