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Child Custody Attorneys in Maine
Find Maine family law attorneys who handle child custody, paternity, and visitation cases. Choose your city to see who is listed near you.
Find a Maine Attorney by City
Custody laws vary from state to state, and courts vary from county to county. We recommend finding not only a Maine attorney, but an experienced one in the city and county where your case will be heard.
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Don’t see your city? We are adding Maine attorneys city by city. If you practice family law in Maine, you can be the first listed in your city.
How Maine Handles Child Custody
In Maine, custody cases are heard in the District Court, and the law uses the term parental rights and responsibilities rather than custody. Judges decide these cases based on the best interest of the child, and state policy is to assure children frequent and continuing contact with both parents.
A Maine court can order shared, allocated, or sole parental rights and responsibilities. When parents agree to share them, the court will make that award unless there is substantial evidence it should not. Judges also consider any history of domestic abuse between the parents.
Unmarried fathers: parentage must be legally established, through a signed acknowledgment or a court order, before a Maine father can ask the court for parental rights and responsibilities.
A Maine family law attorney can explain how these rules apply to your situation and what to expect in your county’s court.
Practice Family Law in Maine?
Connect with Maine fathers and families searching for legal representation in their city. Apply to have your practice listed in the Daddy Got Custody attorney directory.
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Disclosure: Attorney listings in this directory may be paid advertisements. A listing is not an endorsement or a guarantee of any result. Please verify each attorney’s qualifications with the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar and decide for yourself whether they are right for your case. Daddy Got Custody does not provide legal advice, and nothing on this site creates an attorney–client relationship.