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Welcome to the Maine Law section of FindLaw's State Law collection. This section contains user-friendly summaries of Maine laws as well as citations or links to relevant sections of Maine's official online statutes. Please select a topic from the list below to get started.

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  • Maine Abortion Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Overview of the restrictions and regulations related to getting an abortion or operating an abortion clinic in Maine, including parental consent for minors and licensing requirements for doctors.

  • Maine

    Welcome to FindLaw's section on the accident and injury laws of Maine, where you'll find information about filing personal injury, workers' compensation, car accident, and other types of civil claims. This section includes articles on the settlement ...

  • Maine Adoption Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Summary of the laws and regulations governing the adoption process in Maine, such as eligibility requirements for adoptive parents, types of adoptions allowed, and confidentiality protections.

  • Maine Adverse Possession Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Summary of Maine's adverse possession law, which allows non property owners to gain legal title to a piece of land if they openly inhabit it for a certain period of time.

  • Maine Annulment and Prohibited Marriage Laws
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    Basics of what is considered a prohibited marriage in Maine, such as close relatives or marriages involving at least one individual of diminished mental capacity, plus information about annulment.

  • Maine Antitrust Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    The basics of Maine's antitrust laws, which regulate businesses by preventing certain mergers and acquisitions that would stifle competition, limit consumer choice, and hurt economic growth in a given sector.

  • Maine Business Laws

    Welcome to FindLaw's Maine Business Laws section, which covers the regulations on businesses within the state that are meant to protect consumers, foster competition, and generally encourage a healthy economy in the Pine Tree State. In this section, ...

  • Maine
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    One of the most controversial topics in criminal law today is the death penalty . On one side are victims’ families that want justice and closure. On the other side, anti-death penalty activists have religious or economic reasons for wanting to see a...

  • Maine Car Accident Compensation Laws
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    What every Maine resident needs to know about filing claims and getting compensation for a car accident, including the statute of limitations, limits on damages, and how to find legal counsel.

  • Maine Car Accident Settlement Process and Timeline
    Created by FindLaw's team of legal writers and editors.

    Overview of the car accident settlement process and timeline of actions in the state of Maine, such as whether you need to report the accident to authorities and how settlements work.

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