§2369. Assignment of right of support enforcement
The receipt of public assistance for a child constitutes an assignment by the recipient to the department of all rights to support for the child and spousal support that accrue during the period that the recipient receives public assistance for the child. [PL 2011, c. 34, §3 (AMD).]
The recipient is deemed to have appointed the commissioner as the recipient's attorney in fact to perform the specific act of endorsing over to the department all drafts, checks, money orders or other negotiable instruments for support of the child. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 264, §13 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 34, §3 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subchapter 2: ENFORCEMENT BY DEPARTMENT
Article 3: ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subarticle 3: COLLECTION OF SUPPORT DEBT
19-A §2351. Right of support enforcement when order exists
19-A §2352. Notice of support debt when court order exists
19-A §2353. Expeditious procedure during stay
19-A §2354. Interest of debt due
19-A §2355. Notice of requirement of prompt payment
19-A §2358. Order to withhold and deliver
19-A §2359. Expedited income withholding
19-A §2360. Setoff of debts against lottery winnings
19-A §2360-A. Lump-sum settlement; workers' compensation claims
19-A §2360-B. Cooperative agreements between department and Penobscot Nation
19-A §2361. Order to appear and disclose
19-A §2362. Release of excess withheld
19-A §2363. Administrative seizure and disposition of property
19-A §2364. Foreclosure on liens
19-A §2365. Release of lien or order to withhold
19-A §2366. Employer or holder responsibility and liability
19-A §2367. Employee protected
19-A §2368. Assignment of earnings