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Maine Rules of Civil Procedure – 2026

Maine's civil rules for the Superior and District Courts. Rule 56 is summary judgment, and Chapter XIII carries the Family Division rules that replaced the former Rule 80 divorce procedure. The Business and Consumer Docket, a statewide specialized docket, runs on these rules with its own presumptive discovery limits.

Browse all 164 rules of the 2026 edition organized by section below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.

Sections

II. Commencement of Action: Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders III. Pleadings and Motions I. Scope of Rules - One Form of Action IV. Parties IX-A. Removal and Appeal from the District Court to the Superior Court or the Law Court V. Depositions and Discovery VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings VII. Judgment VI. Trials XII. General Provisions XIII. Family Division XI. Special Rules for Certain Actions XIV. Business and Consumer Docket Procedural Rules X. Superior and District Courts and Clerks
II. Commencement of Action: Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions and Orders Rules 3–6 III. Pleadings and Motions Rules 7–16C I. Scope of Rules - One Form of Action Rules 1–2 IV. Parties Rules 17–25 IX-A. Removal and Appeal from the District Court to the Superior Court or the Law Court Rules 76C–76I V. Depositions and Discovery Rules 26–37 VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies and Special Proceedings Rules 64–71 VII. Judgment Rules 54–63 VI. Trials Rules 38–53 XII. General Provisions Rules 81–93 XIII. Family Division Rules 100–129 XI. Special Rules for Certain Actions Rules 80–80M XIV. Business and Consumer Docket Procedural Rules Rules 130–140 X. Superior and District Courts and Clerks Rules 77–79