Accepts / Does NOT Accept CA Judgment
Accepts, but domestication is required
Married Hetero Couple | Unmarried Hetero Couple | Married | Unmarried Same-Sex Couple | Single Parent | |
One Bio Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Two Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
No Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pre Birth / Post Birth
Pre-Birth
State Law Governing Gestational Surrogacy
Married Hetero Couple | Unmarried Hetero Couple | Married | Unmarried Same-Sex Couple | Single Parent | |
One Bio Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Two Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
No Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gestational surrogacy is governed and permitted by Maine Parentage Act, Chapter 61, a comprehensive statutory framework.
Vital Records Information
Contact: Jessica Raven ([email protected])
- Once domesticated, please send the certified copy of the Judgment directly to Jessica Raven in advance of the birth, including payment of $15 for a certified birth certificate ($6.00 for each additional certified copy).
- If the Judgment is not obtained prior to birth, then an additional $60 for the amendment process will need to be paid. The $60 would include one certified birth certificate ($6.00 for each additional certified copy).
- Please also provide Jessica with the name of the delivery hospital. Jessica will contact the hospital and notify them of the upcoming birth.
Judgments: When filing PE case in CA, request two additional certified judgments as Maine VR and the Maine court doing domestication will keep the certified copies they are sent
Birth Certificates: Should be issued within a few days of the birth
- Vital Records Office
- 220 Capitol Street
- 11 SHS
- Augusta, ME 04333
- 207-287-5452
Local Counsel
Kathleen DeLisle
(508) 356-5185
[email protected]