Extract Data From Legal Maine Divorce Forms For Free

The Vital Records Unit of DHHS houses Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death records from 1923 to the present. Maine officially started keeping these records in 1892. Order records online from the State of Maine. You can also obtain records from the municipality where the event occurred.

The court will divide your property ?equitably,? which means fairly, based upon the specific circumstances of your family. Equitable division of marital property does not necessarily mean that property will be divided equally. Equitable division also does not necessarily depend upon which spouse paid for things.

Maine has an equitable distribution or common law system of marital property, which is true for the majority of states. Under this system, marital property isn't automatically assumed to be owned by both spouses and therefore should be divided equally at divorce.

You can file for divorce in Maine if: You are married and have lived in Maine for 6 months or longer; or. You are a Maine resident and were married in Maine; or. You are a Maine resident and were living in Maine when the cause of divorce arose; or. Your spouse is a Maine resident.

In Maine, judges are bound by the ?equitable distribution? standard. This means that marital property is to be divided in a manner that is fair and equitable to both parties?not necessarily an equal 50/50 split, though that is sometimes the case.

The court will divide your property ?equitably,? which means fairly, based upon the specific circumstances of your family. Equitable division of marital property does not necessarily mean that property will be divided equally. Equitable division also does not necessarily depend upon which spouse paid for things.