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2018 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 18-C: PROBATE CODE
Article 9: ADOPTION
Part 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
18-C §9-109. Mediation (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/1/19)
Universal Citation: 18-C ME Rev Stat § 9-109 (2018)
§9-109. Mediation
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(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE 7/1/19)
The court may refer the parties to mediation at any time after a petition is filed if mediation services are available at a reasonable fee or no cost, and may require that the parties have made a good faith effort to mediate the issue before holding a hearing. An agreement reached by the parties through mediation on an issue must be reduced to writing, signed by the parties and presented to the court for approval as a court order. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2 (NEW). 2017, c. 402, Pt. F, §1 (AFF).
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