Amends the Maine Uniform Probate Code to clarify provisions on marriage, personal representatives, guardianship, and parental consent for adoption.
This bill amends the Maine Uniform Probate Code to clarify certain provisions related to marriage and domestic partnerships, personal representatives, termination or modification of guardianship for an adult, and the process for parental surrender and release of parental rights and consent for adoption. It specifies that marriage includes registered domestic partnerships and legal unions. It also modifies the process for oaths and acknowledgments in probate court proceedings, allowing notaries public to administer oaths for persons outside the state.
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