What Legal Recourse Is There for Non-Traditional Parents During a Divorce? Maine has recently adopted the Uniform Parentage Act, which is an attempt by the legislature, and I think a good one, to make more uniform when and under what circumstances the court assigns or attributes parental rights … [Read more...]
What to do When Faced with Criminal Abuse Charges in Maine
What to do When Faced with Criminal Abuse Charges in Maine Often, it’s quite confusing for people because it’s a vastly different system that they’re in at that point. It’s the state or the D.A.’s office versus the person. If it’s a domestic assault situation, they think the alleged victim has … [Read more...]
How Does Divorce Work in Maine?
How Does Divorce Work in Maine? A lot of my practice is family law, with or without a restraining order Protection from Abuse case. That comprises three main areas. One is divorce. That’s for people who are actually married. That process is the unwinding of the marriage, granting of a divorce, … [Read more...]
How Might a Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order Affect a Family Law Case?
How Might a Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order Affect a Family Law Case? They’re separate proceedings. The restraining order cases, the Protection from Abuse cases, family law cases, divorce, parental rights cases, probate cases on occasion, and criminal cases all proceed on a separate track. … [Read more...]
What Is a Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order?
What Is a Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order? In Maine, Protection from Abuse cases are also known as restraining order cases. People that get them are family and household members. Now, the Protection from Abuse actions in Maine are statutory, which means there’s a legislative process to obtain a … [Read more...]
What is the First Step in Getting a Protective (PFA) Order?
What is the First Step in Getting a Protective (PFA) Order? The first step is to protect yourself and children in the household. It’s not required that you obtain a lawyer to get a Protection from Abuse Action. It is one of the rare instances where the court clerks are authorized and empowered by … [Read more...]
What Kind of Law Do You Practice at Peter W. Evans Law?
What Kind of Law Do You Practice at Peter W. Evans Law? Primarily, I practice in the intra-related areas of Protection from Abuse, restraining order cases, related but separate Family Law cases, which are divorces or Determination of Parental Rights cases, sometimes probate actions for … [Read more...]
How Are Protective Orders, Family Law, and Criminal Law Related?
How Are Protective Orders, Family Law, and Criminal Law Related? They’re actually separate proceedings, which causes clients some anxiety. It can be confusing, but they have a direct relationship to each other that is very important. For example, Protection from Abuse cases or restraining order … [Read more...]
How Can I Protect My Children from Abuse If I’m Unmarried?
How Can I Protect My Children from Abuse If I’m Unmarried? There’s a procedure available called a Complaint for Determination of Parental Rights which doesn’t have the rest of a divorce attached to it where there’s issues of spousal support or property division. The court is not authorized to do … [Read more...]
How Does a Protection from Abuse (PFA) Form Work?
How Does a Protection from Abuse (PFA) Form Work? The plaintiff, the person claiming to have been abused, goes to the Clerk’s Office. The defendant, the person who they allege has abused them, often doesn’t even know that this action is contemplated, in the works sort of a thing. They fill out … [Read more...]
