{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2804","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §2804","heading":"Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding","body":"1.  Support proceeding.  A tribunal of this State shall apply this subchapter, subchapters 2 to 6 and, as applicable, subchapter 7‑A to a support proceeding involving:\nA.  A foreign support order;\nB.  A foreign tribunal; or\nC.  An obligee, obligor or child residing in a foreign country.\n2.  Comity.  A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of this subchapter and subchapters 2 to 6.\n3.  Proceeding subject to the Convention.  Subchapter 7‑A applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subchapter 7‑A is inconsistent with a provision of this subchapter or subchapters 2 to 6, subchapter 7‑A controls.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec2804.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"26547104483bd275a5e8ea7869822acb3d16cdc17e5f7e88128afea0c84406c3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2803","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}