CHAPTER 58
H.P. 151 - L.D. 162
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4005-B, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 697, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
3. Criteria. The court shall grant standing and intervenor status when the court finds that:
A. The grandparent has an existing relationship or has made sufficient effort to establish a relationship with the child. The criterion described in this paragraph need not be met when the child is 6 months or less in age at the time of the initial child protection petition;
B. Intervenor status would be in the best interests of the child; and
C. Intervenor status would also be consistent with the purposes of this chapter as set forth in section 4003.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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