LEWISTON — The following divorces were granted recently in 8th District Court:

Blaine G. Akerley of Lewiston and Deborah B. Akerley of Lewiston, married Nov. 18, 2000, in Auburn.

Mahad Ali of Lewiston and Sowda Mohamed of Lewiston, married March 1, 1997, in Kenya, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

William M. Avantaggio of Bremen and Joanne D. Avantaggio of Bremen, married Sept. 23, 1995, in Newcastle, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

Phillip Babcock of Lewiston and Christine Babcock of Lewiston, married Nov. 24, 1979, in Lewiston.

Christopher Baillargeon of Auburn and Stephanie Baillargeon of Lewiston, married July 17, 2004, in Lewiston, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

David Bangs of Auburn and Elizabeth Bangs of Auburn, married July 2, 2004, in Lewiston.

Christopher Barker of Farmington and Lucinda L. Barker of Farmington, married June 10, 2000, in Farmington, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

Matthew D. Bedell of Lisbon and Corey M. Bedell of Lisbon, married Sept. 3, 1994, in Lisbon, shared parental rights for three children, primary residence with mother.

Yazmurad Bekmiyev of Livermore Falls and Jennifer K. Bekmiyev of Livermore Falls, married Aug. 30, 2004, in Livermore Falls, sole parental rights for one child granted to mother.

Jeffrey Belanger of Lewiston and Jessica Belanger of Lewiston, married Oct. 17, 2009, in Bangor.

Richard Belanger of Monmouth and Tanya L. Belanger of Lewiston, married Dec. 30, 2004, in Greene.

Stephen J. Bennett of Gray and Donna S. Bennett of Sabattus, married Sept. 18, 1998, in Kissimmee, Fla.

Paul L. Bergeron of Lewiston and Tiffany Bergeron of Lewiston, married Nov. 8, 1997, in Auburn, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.

Shayne Berube of Litchfield and Tammie Berube of Auburn, sole parental rights for three children granted to father.

Nick S. Bissell of Owings Mills, Md., and Rose L. Bissell of Auburn, married Feb. 14, 2005, in Auburn, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.

Dennis Bisson Jr. of Lisbon and Rosemarie Aucella Bisson of Lisbon Falls, married May 4, 2004, in Wiscasset.

Kenneth L. Bloch of Auburn and Eileen M. Bloch of Revere, Mass., married April 1, 1984, in Danvers, Mass.

Nicholas Borodko of Auburn and Bonnie L. Borodko of Salem, Ore., married Oct. 22, 2002.

James R. Boucher of Oxford and Connie S. Foss Boucher of Lewiston, married May 22, 1993, in York County, shared parental rights for one child, shared primary residence.

David C. Bowen of Hartford and Susan M. Bowen of Auburn, married April 18, 1997, in Hartford.

Eric R. Bradford of Minot and Misty Dawn Bradford of Auburn, married May 18, 2002, in Lewiston, shared parental rights for two children, shared primary residence.

Brandon Bright of Brunswick and Katherine E. Bright of Lisbon, married June 15, 2009, in Canaan, Conn., shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with father.

William A. Brochu of Lewiston and Judy D. Brochu of Lewiston, married April 28, 2008, in Miami, Fla.

Glenn H. Brooks of Minot and Valerie J. Brooks of Lisbon, married June 2, 2007, in Lima, Ohio.

Kevin James Burgess of Leeds and Rhonda Anne Burgess of Jay, married Sept. 3, 2005, in Leeds, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

Steven Burgess of Auburn and Paula German of Lewiston, married April 16, 2011, in Auburn.

Charles D. Burney of Lewiston and Sandee L. Burney of Lewiston, married March 24, 2007, in Brooksville, Fla., shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

Kevin L. Calder of Auburn and Laura A. Calder of Lewiston, married Oct. 4, 2008, in Chebeague Island.

Joel P. Caron of Lewiston and Cindy Ann Caron of Auburn, married Aug. 7, 2004, in Harpswell. Shared parental rights for two children, shared primary residence.

Matthew Carr of Durham and Margaret Frazier of Durham, married June 29, 2009, in Durham, shared parental rights for one child, shared primary residence.

Steven E. Case of Lewiston and Christine H. Case of Montreal, Can., married Aug. 12, 1992, in Windham.

David Chirayath of Cape Elizabeth and Heidi Chirayath of Auburn, married Aug. 16, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with mother.

Frank W. Clement of Mechanic Falls and Virginia W. Clement of Greene, married June 10, 1967, in Mechanic Falls.

Marcel Cloutier of Sabattus and Michelle Cloutier of Winthrop, married Feb. 29, 2004, in Lewiston.

Dennis Neil Cochrane II of Lewiston and Yaminah Wanda Cochrane of Christiansted, Virgin Islands.

Robert D. Cooper of Lewiston and Jacqueline R. Cooper of Lewiston, married Aug. 23, 2005, in Auburn.

Michael A. Cornette of Waterville and Jessica D. Cornette of Lewiston, married Aug. 28, 2010, in Waterville.

Roger E. Cote of Lewiston and Kelly L. Cote of Lewiston, married July 2006, in Lewiston.

Joseph M. Couillard of Lisbon Falls and Bethany Couillard of Gardiner, married Sept. 7, 1991, in Falmouth, shared parental rights for two children, primary residence with father.

Gerald J. Crowley Jr. of West Gardiner and Stacy Lee Crowley of Lewiston, married July 26, 2003, in South Gardiner, shared parental rights for three children, shared primary residence.

Jamie C. Cunningham of Greene and Jessica L. Cunningham of Lewiston, married Feb. 4, 2001, in Avon, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.

Gary Danforth Jr. of Poland and Tammylyn Danforth of South Paris, married April 6, 2006, in Wales.

Kim D. Decato of Lewiston and Julie A. Decato of Lisbon, married Sept. 14, 2002, in Jay, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.

Ross Demarco of Auburn and Deborah Demarco of Liberty, married April 11, 2009, in Auburn.

Michael R. Deslauriers of Sabattus and Stacey L. Deslauriers of Lisbon Falls, married April 22, 2000, in Lewiston, shared parental rights for two children, share primary residence.

Carl A. Dinsmore of Auburn and Madeline A. Dinsmore of Auburn, married April 11, 1987, in Auburn.

Jesse M. Doiron of Lewiston and Angela Isabelle Doyon of Lewiston, married Dec. 24, 2010, in Auburn.

Walter A. Donnell of Greene and Nancy A. Donnell of Turner, married Oct. 12, 1979, in Chelsea.

Gerard Roland Dostie of Auburn and Jessica Lee Dostie of Auburn, married Aug. 21, 1993, in Auburn, shared parental rights for two children, shared primary residence.

Michael D. Doughty of Lisbon Falls and Amy L. Doughty of Lewiston, married July 17, 1999, in Lewiston, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.

Donald W. Doyle Jr. of Poland and Lara M. Doyle of Williamsport, Pa., married Nov. 5, 2004, in Standish.

Shain Dunlop of Auburn and Lisa J. Dunlop of Minot, married July 27, 2002, in Mechanic Falls, shared parental rights for one child, primary residence with mother.