ME LD752

Expands the definitions of "jeopardy" and "serious harm" under Maine's Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act to include situations where an adult living in a child's home has been convicted of any crime of violence (including Class D domestic violence assault) and has not completed a certified domestic violence intervention program

Creates a rebuttable presumption that allowing a person convicted of a violent crime (who has not completed a domestic violence intervention program) to have custody or contact with a child would place the child in jeopardy and is not in the child's best interest

Establishes a second rebuttable presumption that a parent or guardian creates jeopardy for a child if they allow, encourage, or fail to prevent contact between the child and a person convicted of a violent crime who has not completed treatment

Amends guardianship criteria to include the presence of an untreated violent offender in the home as evidence that a parent is unable or unwilling to meet a child's needs

Permits affected parties to produce evidence to rebut these presumptions in court proceedings