Legal Question in Family Law in Maine

More information about your order would be needed to give a specific answer. In general, Maine law states that an award of shared parental rights and responsibilities may include either an allocation of the child's primary residential care to one parent and rights of parent-child contact to the other parent, or a sharing of the child's primary residential care by both parents. If your order awards you rights of contact and you are being denied contact, you can either file a motion for contempt or a motion to enforce. In general, a motion to enforce is the preferred method because it is simpler and usually a shorter process. This answer assumes there are no issues of domestic violence (DV). The Pine Tree Legal Assistance website can answer a lot of questions regarding process and procedure. http://www.ptla.org/family-law-post-judgment-motions#Before You Start