1.__Close proceeding.__On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may close a proceeding under this subchapter.

2.__Public records; consent or order.__A final order in a proceeding under this subchapter is available for public inspection. Other papers and records are available only with the consent of the parties or on order of the court for good cause.

Comment

(This is section 633 of the UPA.)

Source: UPA (1973) § 20.

UPA (1973) § 20 was concerned with the privacy of the parties in a paternity proceeding and required closure of the proceedings. The high caseload and the desensitizing of such proceedings, however, lead to the conclusion that mandating closure of the proceedings is no longer appropriate.

§1954.__Order on default

The court shall issue an order adjudicating the parentage of a person who:

1.__In default.__After service of process, is in default; and

2.__Found to be parent.__Is found by the court to be the parent of a child.

Comment

(This is section 634 of the UPA.)

Source: 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(5)(H), see Appendix: Federal IV-D Statute Relating to Parentage, infra.

Maine Comment

This section is gender neutral consistent with other Maine amendments to the UPA.

§1955.__Dismissal for want of prosecution

The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this chapter for want of prosecution only without