Maine divorce law
Buenaventura v. Buot
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Ian S. R.
- What's at stake
- Buenaventura’s challenges to Maine’s divorce law and the complaint remain unresolved in the Supreme Court.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Buenaventura asks the Supreme Court to review Maine’s divorce law and a complaint he says was filed to punish his exercise of constitutional and human rights. The Court placed his petition on a conference agenda, but that does not mean it agreed to hear the case or decided either question.
Buenaventura is asking the Supreme Court to review a case from the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
Question presented
1. Is it “ folly ” in “ each and every single outcome for Attorney Simon M. Buenaventura, Mrs. Eva R. Buenaventura, Ms. Jane Doe 1, Ms. Jane Doe 2, Ms. Jane Doe 3, [] my family members[, and my family as a unit] ” to “ stake upon it [my] all ” ? 2. Whether or not the “ divorce law of Maine (eg.,“irreconcilable marital differences ” ) ” “ violatefs] the US constitution, federal statutes, and international laws ” ? 3. Whether or not “ ... [a] complaint [] “ filed to silence, dissuade, coerce, [harass,] intimidate, and punish ” “ the exercise of my constitutional rights (eg., 1 st amendment) and human rights (eg., article 19)[ .] ” ” “ violatefs] the US constitution, federal statutes, and international laws ” ?
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the case. The petition was distributed for the Dec. 4, 2026 conference, but that does not guarantee a decision then.
Documents
Docket activity
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.