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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
19-A §2101. Definitions - §2101. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
19-A §2102. Enforcement of rights - §2102. Enforcement of rights The obligee may enforce the right...
19-A §2103. Duty of department to enforce support obligations - §2103. Duty of department to enforce support obligations 1. Definitions....
19-A §2104. State registry of support orders - §2104. State registry of support orders 1. Record of all...
19-A §2105. Duty of department to recognize and enforce actions of other states - §2105. Duty of department to recognize and enforce actions of...
19-A §2106. Dependent health care coverage - §2106. Dependent health care coverage 1. Enrollment of dependent children...
19-A §2107. Credit for dependent benefits (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 19-A, SECTION 2104) - §2107. Credit for dependent benefits (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 19-A, SECTION...
19-A §2108. State child support enforcement services (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 19-A, SECTION 2105) - §2108. State child support enforcement services (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 19-A,...
19-A §2109. Limitations on collection of child support - §2109. Limitations on collection of child support A person other...
19-A §2110. Exempt property of child support obligor - §2110. Exempt property of child support obligor 1. Exempt property....
19-A §2111. Criminal history record checks for Department of Health and Human Services employees, applicants for employment, contractors and subcontractors - §2111. Criminal history record checks for Department of Health and...
Subchapter 2: ENFORCEMENT BY DEPARTMENT
Article 1: LOCATION OF PERSONS, INCOME AND OTHER PROPERTY
19-A §2151. Locating those liable for support of dependents - §2151. Locating those liable for support of dependents To assist...
19-A §2152. Disclosure of information in medical support recoupment and child support cases - §2152. Disclosure of information in medical support recoupment and child...
19-A §2153. Publication of delinquent child support obligors - §2153. Publication of delinquent child support obligors 1. Publication. The...
19-A §2154. Employment information - §2154. Employment information 1. Employment information; definition. An employer doing...
19-A §2155. Duty to report - §2155. Duty to report A responsible parent required by law...
19-A §2156. Annual statement - §2156. Annual statement The department shall send an annual statement...
19-A §2157. Notice of right to have support order reviewed - §2157. Notice of right to have support order reviewed Not...
19-A §2158. Access to wireless service provider's records of individuals who owe child support - §2158. Access to wireless service provider's records of individuals who...
Article 2: ENFORCEMENT
19-A §2201. Notice to licensing boards and obligor; judicial review - §2201. Notice to licensing boards and obligor; judicial review 1....
19-A §2201-A. Notice to licensing boards and obligor; judicial review; Penobscot Nation - §2201-A. Notice to licensing boards and obligor; judicial review; Penobscot...
19-A §2202. Family financial responsibility - §2202. Family financial responsibility 1. Purpose. The Legislature finds and...
19-A §2203. Order to seize and sell - §2203. Order to seize and sell 1. Execution of support...
19-A §2204. Caretaker relative; change of payee - §2204. Caretaker relative; change of payee When the department pays...
Article 3: ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subarticle 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
19-A §2251. Purpose - §2251. Purpose With this article, the Legislature intends to provide...
19-A §2252. Limit on use - §2252. Limit on use A support obligation or debt incurred...
19-A §2253. Persons subject to jurisdiction - §2253. Persons subject to jurisdiction 1. Declaration of purpose. It...
19-A §2254. Service - §2254. Service Service of a notice, order or lien described...
19-A §2255. Subpoena powers - §2255. Subpoena powers In carrying out the provisions of this...
19-A §2256. Notices; readability - §2256. Notices; readability 1. Readability score. As notices are revised...
Subarticle 2: SUPPORT DEBT
19-A §2301. Creation of debt to department - §2301. Creation of debt to department 1. Public assistance. Debts...
19-A §2302. Support obligations when obligor receives public assistance - §2302. Support obligations when obligor receives public assistance 1. Definitions....
19-A §2303. Right of support enforcement - §2303. Right of support enforcement If no order of support...
19-A §2304. Administrative establishment of parental support obligation; debt for past support; obligation to provide health insurance coverage - §2304. Administrative establishment of parental support obligation; debt for past...
19-A §2305. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of responsible parent to comply - §2305. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of...
19-A §2306. Immediate withholding of earnings - §2306. Immediate withholding of earnings 1. Withholding order. A decision...
19-A §2307. Discovery of past income - §2307. Discovery of past income The responsible parent has an...
19-A §2308. Medical support notice - §2308. Medical support notice 1. Issuance of notice. The department,...
19-A §2309. Recovery of health care benefits - §2309. Recovery of health care benefits 1. Remedies available. After...
Subarticle 3: COLLECTION OF SUPPORT DEBT
19-A §2351. Right of support enforcement when order exists - §2351. Right of support enforcement when order exists 1. Subrogation...
19-A §2352. Notice of support debt when court order exists - §2352. Notice of support debt when court order exists When...
19-A §2353. Expeditious procedure during stay - §2353. Expeditious procedure during stay When a responsible parent has...
19-A §2354. Interest of debt due - §2354. Interest of debt due Interest of 6% per year...
19-A §2355. Notice of requirement of prompt payment - §2355. Notice of requirement of prompt payment In any case...
19-A §2356. Exemptions - §2356. Exemptions The following exemptions apply to weekly earnings. The...
19-A §2357. Liens - §2357. Liens 1. Judgment. Twenty-one days after receipt by a...
19-A §2358. Order to withhold and deliver - §2358. Order to withhold and deliver The commissioner shall proceed...
19-A §2359. Expedited income withholding - §2359. Expedited income withholding 1. Order to withhold; commissioner may...
19-A §2360. Setoff of debts against lottery winnings - §2360. Setoff of debts against lottery winnings 1. Notice to...
19-A §2360-A. Lump-sum settlement; workers' compensation claims - §2360-A. Lump-sum settlement; workers' compensation claims On a monthly basis,...
19-A §2360-B. Cooperative agreements between department and Penobscot Nation - §2360-B. Cooperative agreements between department and Penobscot Nation In accordance...
19-A §2361. Order to appear and disclose - §2361. Order to appear and disclose 1. Order. The commissioner...
19-A §2362. Release of excess withheld - §2362. Release of excess withheld If any person has, subject...
19-A §2363. Administrative seizure and disposition of property - §2363. Administrative seizure and disposition of property The commissioner shall...
19-A §2364. Foreclosure on liens - §2364. Foreclosure on liens The commissioner shall proceed as follows...
19-A §2365. Release of lien or order to withhold - §2365. Release of lien or order to withhold The commissioner...
19-A §2366. Employer or holder responsibility and liability - §2366. Employer or holder responsibility and liability A person who...
19-A §2367. Employee protected - §2367. Employee protected An employer may not discharge an employee...
19-A §2368. Assignment of earnings - §2368. Assignment of earnings A person employing a person owing...
19-A §2369. Assignment of right of support enforcement - §2369. Assignment of right of support enforcement The receipt of...
19-A §2370. Employer; payor compensation - §2370. Employer; payor compensation The commissioner may by rule establish...
Subarticle 4: PROCEEDS
19-A §2401. Distribution of proceeds - §2401. Distribution of proceeds 1. Pro rata distribution when insufficient...
19-A §2402. Dedicated funds - §2402. Dedicated funds Except as provided in section 2103, subsections...
Subarticle 5: REVIEW
19-A §2451. Administrative review - §2451. Administrative review Within 30 days of receiving notice of...
19-A §2452. Complaint and inquiry unit - §2452. Complaint and inquiry unit The department shall maintain a...
19-A §2453. Judicial review - §2453. Judicial review A person who is aggrieved by a...
Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT
19-A §2601. Contempt - §2601. Contempt Upon a motion to enforce a support order...
19-A §2602. Support orders - §2602. Support orders 1. Installment payments. In a support order...
19-A §2603. Enforcement of orders - §2603. Enforcement of orders Upon a motion to enforce a...
19-A §2603-A. License revocation for nonpayment of child support - §2603-A. License revocation for nonpayment of child support Upon a...
19-A §2604. Garnishment of military retirement pay - §2604. Garnishment of military retirement pay Spouses and ex-spouses of...
19-A §2605. Orders relating to the receipt of public assistance or support enforcement services - §2605. Orders relating to the receipt of public assistance or...
19-A §2606. Discovery of past income in department support enforcement cases - §2606. Discovery of past income in department support enforcement cases...
19-A §2607. Modification of support order - §2607. Modification of support order Modification of child support orders...
19-A §2608. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of responsible party to comply - §2608. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of...
19-A §2609. Definition - §2609. Definition As used in this subchapter, "order of support...
Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING
19-A §2651. Income withholding - §2651. Income withholding 1. Immediate income withholding. Every support order...
19-A §2652. Provisions of child support order - §2652. Provisions of child support order Except as provided in...
19-A §2653. Administering agency - §2653. Administering agency The department shall adopt and administer procedures...
19-A §2654. Payor duty - §2654. Payor duty A payor of income to an obligor...
19-A §2655. Payor notice - §2655. Payor notice The department shall make available to the...
19-A §2656. Past-due support - §2656. Past-due support 1. Withholding order. Upon meeting the conditions...
19-A §2657. Good cause; alternative arrangements - §2657. Good cause; alternative arrangements The court may elect not...
19-A §2658. Service of process - §2658. Service of process Service under this subchapter must be...
19-A §2659. Duration of withholding - §2659. Duration of withholding 1. Ended or released. Immediate income...
19-A §2660. Priority of order - §2660. Priority of order Notwithstanding any other provision of law,...
19-A §2661. Notice of termination - §2661. Notice of termination When a payor of income is...
19-A §2662. Payor liability - §2662. Payor liability Upon service of the notice required under...
19-A §2663. Payor fee - §2663. Payor fee The commissioner may establish by rule a...
19-A §2664. Copies - §2664. Copies The clerk of the court shall send to...
19-A §2665. Application for services - §2665. Application for services The department shall furnish and the...
19-A §2666. Spousal support - §2666. Spousal support Awards for spousal support are subject to...
19-A §2667. Payor immunity - §2667. Payor immunity A payor of income who honors a...
19-A §2668. Other remedies - §2668. Other remedies Income withholding ordered under this subchapter is...
19-A §2669. Rulemaking - §2669. Rulemaking The department shall adopt rules to implement its...
19-A §2670. Income withholding orders issued by other states - §2670. Income withholding orders issued by other states 1. Use...
19-A §2671. Standard format of orders and notices (REPEALED) - §2671. Standard format of orders and notices (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
19-A §2672. Automated issuance of income withholding orders - §2672. Automated issuance of income withholding orders The department may...
19-A §2673. Definition of income - §2673. Definition of income For purposes of this subchapter, "income"...
19-A §2674. Maximum amount permitted to be withheld - §2674. Maximum amount permitted to be withheld The maximum amount...
19-A §2675. Allocating income withheld for multiple child support obligees - §2675. Allocating income withheld for multiple child support obligees A...