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Title 19-A, Chapter 53: PATERNITY
Subchapter 1: UNIFORM ACT ON PATERNITY
19-A §1551. Short title
19-A §1552. Obligations of father
19-A §1553. Enforcement
19-A §1554. Limitation on recovery from father
19-A §1555. Limitations on recovery from father's estate
19-A §1556. Remedies
19-A §1557. Time of trial
19-A §1558. Authority for blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1559. Selection of experts
19-A §1560. Compensation of expert witnesses
19-A §1561. Effect of test results
19-A §1562. Rebuttal of presumption
19-A §1563. Admissible evidence
19-A §1564. Presumption of legitimacy not applicable
19-A §1565. Judgment
19-A §1566. Security
19-A §1567. Settlement agreements
19-A §1568. Venue
19-A §1569. Uniformity of interpretation
19-A §1570. Rules of civil procedure
Subchapter 2: EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF PATERNITY ACTIONS
19-A §1601. Definitions
19-A §1602. Additional persons subject to jurisdiction
19-A §1603. Limitation on recovery from father
19-A §1604. Service
19-A §1605. Notice of proceeding to commence an action
19-A §1606. Court orders; relief
19-A §1607. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5 (b)
19-A §1608. Multiple alleged fathers
19-A §1609. Failure of alleged father to deny paternity
19-A §1610. Blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1611. Refusal of alleged father to submit to blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1612. Procedures after blood or tissue-typing tests
19-A §1613. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12 (b)
19-A §1614. Acknowledgment of paternity
19-A §1615. Representation of department
19-A §1616. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 19-A, SECTION 1615)