§ Rule 111 Joinder, Consolidation and Intervention

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Rule 111. Joinder, Consolidation and Intervention

    (a) Joinder.

        (1) Joinder of Claims and Remedies. Grandparent visitation and emancipation actions shall not be joined with other Family Division actions. Any other claim, counterclaim or request for relief that could be brought as a separate Family Division action may be joined to an action under these rules.

        (2) Joinder of Persons or Entities. The only persons who may be joined as parties to an action under these rules are persons or entities specifically authorized to file or participate in a Family Division action by Title 19-A of the Maine Revised Statutes. However, persons who file emancipation or grandparents visitation actions may not be joined.

    (b) Consolidation. Rule 42 governs consolidation in Family Division matters.

    (c) Intervention. A person may petition to intervene in a Family Division action only when that intervention is specifically authorized by statute, or when the individual or entity would be authorized to file a complaint or post-judgment motion involving one or more of the same parties and issues that are being addressed in the Family Division action in which the person is seeking to intervene. Where intervention is authorized, practice regarding intervention is governed by Rule 24.