Family Law Blog
What Can DHHS Do to Make Me Pay Child Support in Maine?
If you’re ordered to pay child support in Maine, the laws here provide several ways to enforce the commitment. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is empowered to collect both current and overdue child support. Any DHSS notices about collecting support should not be ignored as doing ...
Paternity and a Father’s Rights in Maine
Paternity comes with many rights and responsibilities in Maine and it’s important to understand what these are if you’re a father. Whether your paternity is ”presumed” through marriage or you need to establish paternity through legal action, the same father’s rights and obligations apply and the same protections are ...
Understanding the Family Court Process in Maine
If you have a matter that goes before the family court in Maine, it helps you to understand the procedures and processes that your case will go through to reach a resolution. Here, we outline the steps involved whether it concerns divorce, child support, spousal support, parenting, or another ...
Signs Your Marriage May Be Over
How can you tell if the problems you’re experiencing in your marriage are just “bumps in the road” or something more serious? Will you be able to iron out the issues together or is your marriage over? If you get five marriage therapists in a room, they are unlikely ...
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders in Maine
Pensions and retirement plans are often key assets in a relationship so, if you’re going through a divorce in Maine, you’ll need to resolve with your spouse what happens with these assets. To make changes to pensions and non-governmental retirement plans governed by ERISA after a divorce, you will ...
What’s the Difference Between Annulment and Divorce in Maine?
Annulment and divorce are quite different concepts in Maine. Whereas most people understand that a divorce is a legal process that ends a marriage, annulment is less well understood. Essentially, annulling a marriage means that no valid marriage ever existed and it is expunged from the records. Let’s take ...
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