{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-3001","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §3001","heading":"Proceedings under this chapter","body":"1.  Application of subchapter.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.\n1-A.  Initiation of proceedings.  An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.\n2.  Proceedings.\n3.  Commencement of proceeding.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER 3: CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec3001.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"8a61c7623b8dd50804c3c77fbd1818a4e6790f88003121d8d428ab8a9c016f05","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2971","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-3002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}