{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1853","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1853","heading":"Consequences of establishment of parentage","body":"1.  All purposes.  Unless parental rights are terminated, parentage established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State.\n2.  Preservation of parent-child relationship.  Consistent with the establishment of parentage under this chapter, a court may determine that a child has more than 2 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-Asec1853.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3669a0e23a6e9b05f956cf940a642a4dcf1de0dc8e4a1574cc973b90eb374b40","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1852","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}