Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §2-506, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 540, §1, is amended to read:

§2-506. Choice of law as to execution

A written will is valid if executed in compliance with section 2-502 or 2-503 or if its execution complies with the law at the time of execution of the place where the will is executed, or of the law of the place where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of abode or is a national or if executed in compliance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044d.

Sec. 2. 18-A MRSA §5-508, sub-§(i) is enacted to read:

(i)__Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d), any military power of attorney executed in accordance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044b is valid in this State.

Sec. 3. 18-A MRSA §5-818 is enacted to read:

§5-818.__Military advanced medical directives

A military advanced medical directive executed in accordance with 10 United States Code, Section 1044c is valid in this State.

Sec. 4. 37-B MRSA §343 is enacted to read:

§343.__Parental rights and responsibilities; parent on active duty

1.__Departure under military orders.__A court may not consider departure from the family residence or absence from the child or children as an adverse factor in determining parental rights and responsibilities with respect to a minor child when the departing parent is a member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces under an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose absence is due to compliance with military orders.

2.__Change of residence of child prohibited when parent under military orders.__A court may not order a change of the primary physical residence of a child when one of the child's parents is a member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces under an order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose absence from the State is due to compliance with military orders.