Further amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 4 to 14 and inserting in their place the following:

'Sec. 4. 18-A MRSA §1-201, sub-§(36-A) is enacted to read:

(36-A) "Registered domestic partners" means domestic partners who are registered in accordance with Title 22, section 2710.

Sec. 5. 18-A MRSA §2-102, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 540, §1, is amended to read:

§2-102. Share of spouse or registered domestic partner

The intestate share of the surviving spouse or surviving registered domestic partner is:

(1) If there is no surviving issue or parent of the decedent, the entire intestate estate:;

(2) If there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first $50,000, plus 1/2 of the balance of the intestate estate;

(3) If there are surviving issue all of whom are issue of the surviving spouse or surviving registered domestic partner also, the first $50,000, plus 1/2 of the balance of the intestate estate; or

(4) If there are surviving issue one or more of whom are not issue of the surviving spouse or surviving registered domestic partner, 1/2 of the intestate estate.

Sec. 6. 18-A MRSA §2-103, as amended by PL 1981, c. 94, is further amended to read:

§2-103. Share of heirs other than surviving spouse or surviving

registered domestic partner

The part of the intestate estate not passing to the surviving spouse or surviving registered domestic partner under section 2- 102, or the entire estate if there is no surviving spouse or surviving registered domestic partner, passes as follows: