{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-907","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §907","heading":"Out-of-state divorces","body":"When residents of the State go out of the State for the purpose of obtaining a divorce for causes that occurred here while the parties lived here or that do not authorize a divorce here, and a divorce is thus obtained, the divorce is void in this State.  In all other cases, a divorce decreed out of the State according to the law of the place, by a court having jurisdiction of the cause and of both parties, is valid here.\nThe validity of a custody determination contained in or ancillary to a valid divorce decree granted by another state is governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 2: MARRIED PERSONS","CHAPTER 29: DIVORCE","SUBCHAPTER 1: GROUNDS AND PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec907.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"724f1f3a370c114d1ca77ad877ca953b77ce0380ba2b1151d5409c9ce86a4352","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-906","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-908"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}