Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 851 – Judicial separation
[PL 1997, c. 224, §1 (RP); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 851
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- minor child: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101
- Parent: means the legal parent or the legal guardian when no legal parent exists. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101
- Person: means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the State, instrumentality of the State or other entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 101
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
[PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §27 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. ZZZ, §42 (AFF).]
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §3 (RP); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
[PL 2005, c. 323, §3 (AMD).]
[PL 1999, c. 634, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]
[PL 1997, c. 224, §4 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 224, §5 (AFF).]