2013 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19: DOMESTIC RELATIONS (HEADING: REPEALED 10/1/97 BY PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, @1 (rp); Pt. E, @2 (aff))
Chapter 7: DESERTION AND NONSUPPORT

Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 19 §301. Spouse's or parent's obligation to support (REPEALED)
• 19 §302. Support of child committed to custodial agency (REPEALED)
• 19 §303. Support of child by parent not having custody (REPEALED)
• 19 §303-A. Guidelines for child support awards (REPEALED)
• 19 §304. Actions (REPEALED)
• 19 §305. Enforcement of support obligations; notice to licensing boards and obligor; judicial review (REPEALED)
• 19 §306. Family financial responsibility (REPEALED)
• 19 §307. Publication of delinquent child support obligors (REPEALED)

Subchapter 1-A: CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

• 19 §311. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §312. Application (REPEALED)
• 19 §313. Forms (REPEALED)
• 19 §314. Income information and child support worksheets (REPEALED)
• 19 §315. Rebuttable presumption (REPEALED)
• 19 §316. Support guidelines (REPEALED)
• 19 §317. Deviation from child support guidelines (REPEALED)
• 19 §318. Stipulation (REPEALED)
• 19 §319. Modification of existing support orders (REPEALED)
• 19 §320. Periodic review of support orders (REPEALED)

Subchapter 2: UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 19 §331. Purposes (REPEALED)
• 19 §332. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §333. Remedies additional (REPEALED)
• 19 §334. Extent of duties of support (REPEALED)

Article 2: CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT

• 19 §361. Interstate rendition (REPEALED)
• 19 §362. Conditions of interstate rendition (REPEALED)

Article 3: CIVIL ENFORCEMENT

• 19 §391. Choice of law (REPEALED)
• 19 §392. Remedies of State or political subdivision furnishing support (REPEALED)
• 19 §393. How duties of support enforced (REPEALED)
• 19 §394. Contents and filing of petition for support; venue (REPEALED)
• 19 §395. Officials to represent obligee (REPEALED)
• 19 §396. Petition for a minor (REPEALED)
• 19 §397. Duty of court of this State as initiating state (REPEALED)
• 19 §398. Costs and fees (REPEALED)
• 19 §399. Jurisdiction by arrest (REPEALED)
• 19 §400. State information agency (REPEALED)
• 19 §401. Duty of the court and officials of this State as responding state (REPEALED)
• 19 §402. Further duties of court and officials in the responding state (REPEALED)
• 19 §402-A. Hearing and continuance (REPEALED)
• 19 §402-B. Immunity from criminal prosecution (REPEALED)
• 19 §402-C. Rules of evidence (REPEALED)
• 19 §403. Order of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §404. Responding court to transmit copies to initiating court (REPEALED)
• 19 §405. Additional powers of responding court (REPEALED)
• 19 §406. Additional duties of court in this State when acting as responding state (REPEALED)
• 19 §407. Additional duty of court of this State when acting as initiating state (REPEALED)
• 19 §408. Evidence of husband and wife (REPEALED)
• 19 §409. Application of payments (REPEALED)
• 19 §410. Effect of participation in proceeding (REPEALED)
• 19 §411. Paternity (REPEALED)
• 19 §412. Appeals (REPEALED)

Article 4: REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN SUPPORT ORDERS

• 19 §413. Additional remedies (REPEALED)
• 19 §414. Registration (REPEALED)
• 19 §415. Registry of foreign support orders (REPEALED)
• 19 §416. Official to represent obligee (REPEALED)
• 19 §417. Registration procedure; notice (REPEALED)
• 19 §418. Effect of registration; enforcement procedure (REPEALED)
• 19 §419. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED)
• 19 §420. Short title (REPEALED)

Subchapter 2-A: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 19 §421. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §421-A. Tribunals of this State (REPEALED)
• 19 §421-B. Remedies cumulative (REPEALED)

Article 2: JURISDICTION

Subarticle 1: EXTENDED PERSONAL JURISDICTION

• 19 §422. Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-A. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident (REPEALED)

Subarticle 2: PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING 2 OR MORE STATES

• 19 §422-B. Initiating and responding tribunal of this State (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-C. Simultaneous proceedings in another state (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-D. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-E. Enforcement and modification of support order by tribunal having continuing jurisdiction (REPEALED)

Subarticle 3: RECONCILIATION WITH ORDERS OF OTHER STATES

• 19 §422-F. Recognition of child support orders (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-G. Multiple child support orders for 2 or more obligees (REPEALED)
• 19 §422-H. Credit for payments (REPEALED)

Article 3: CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

• 19 §423. Proceedings under this Act (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-A. Action by minor parent (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-B. Application of law of this State (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-C. Duties of initiating tribunal (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-D. Duties and powers of responding tribunal (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-E. Inappropriate tribunal (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-F. Duties of support enforcement agency (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-G. Duty of Attorney General (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-H. Private counsel (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-I. Duties of state information agency (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-J. Pleadings and accompanying documents (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-K. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-L. Costs and fees (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-M. Limited immunity of petitioner (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-N. Nonparentage as defense (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-O. Special rules of evidence and procedure (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-P. Communications between tribunals (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-Q. Assistance with discovery (REPEALED)
• 19 §423-R. Receipt and disbursement of payments (REPEALED)

Article 4: ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER

• 19 §424. Petition to establish support order (REPEALED)

Article 5: DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION

• 19 §425. Enforcement of income-withholding order of another state (REPEALED)
• 19 §425-A. Administrative enforcement of orders (REPEALED)

Article 6: ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER AFTER REGISTRATION

Subarticle 1: REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER

• 19 §426. Registration of order for enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-A. Procedure to register order for enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-B. Effect of registration for enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-C. Choice of law (REPEALED)

Subarticle 2: CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT

• 19 §426-D. Notice of registration of order (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-E. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-F. Contest of registration or enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-G. Confirmed order (REPEALED)

Subarticle 3: REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT ORDER

• 19 §426-H. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-I. Effect of registration for modification (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-J. Modification of child support order of another state (REPEALED)
• 19 §426-K. Recognition of order modified in another state (REPEALED)

Article 7: DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

• 19 §427. Proceeding to determine parentage (REPEALED)

Article 8: INTERSTATE RENDITION

• 19 §428. Grounds for rendition (REPEALED)
• 19 §428-A. Conditions of rendition (REPEALED)

Article 9: MICELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• 19 §429. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED)
• 19 §429-A. Short title (REPEALED)
• 19 §429-B. Effective date (REPEALED)

Subchapter 3: UNIFORM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR SUPPORT ACT

• 19 §441. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §442. Man's duty of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §443. Woman's duty of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §443-A. Person's duty of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §444. Extent of duties of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §445. Jurisdiction (REPEALED)
• 19 §446. Amount of support (REPEALED)
• 19 §447. Modification of order (REPEALED)
• 19 §448. Enforcement of rights (REPEALED)
• 19 §448-A. Duty of Department of Human Services to enforce support obligations (REPEALED)
• 19 §449. Appeals (REPEALED)
• 19 §450. Evidence of husband and wife (REPEALED)
• 19 §451. Rights additional to those now existing (REPEALED)
• 19 §452. Uniformity of interpretation (REPEALED)
• 19 §453. Short title (REPEALED)

Subchapter 4: CRIMINAL LIABILITY

• 19 §481. Criminal failure to support dependents; penalties; conditions (REPEALED)
• 19 §482. Misdemeanor (REPEALED)
• 19 §483. Earnings of persons sentenced (REPEALED)
• 19 §484. Failure to obey court order for support of children; felony (REPEALED)
• 19 §485. -- Misdemeanor (REPEALED)
• 19 §486. Violation of orders; penalty; payments (REPEALED)
• 19 §487. Abandonment of child under 6 years (REPEALED)

Subchapter 5: ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Article 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 19 §491. Purpose (REPEALED)
• 19 §492. Limit on use (REPEALED)
• 19 §492-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)
• 19 §493. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §494. Service (REPEALED)
• 19 §494-A. Subpoena powers (REPEALED)
• 19 §494-B. Notices; readability (REPEALED)

Article 2: SUPPORT DEBT

• 19 §495. Creation of debt to department (REPEALED)
• 19 §496. Limitation of debt (REPEALED)
• 19 §497. Right of support enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §497-A. Expedited administration; establishment of parental support obligation; debt for past necessary support; obligation to provide health insurance coverage (REPEALED)
• 19 §497-B. Administrative establishment of parental support obligation; debt for past necessary support; obligation to provide health insurance coverage (REPEALED)
• 19 §498. Determination of current support obligation, support debt and health insurance and medical expense obligation in absence of court order (REPEALED)
• 19 §498-A. Determination of current support obligation and health insurance and medical expense obligation in absence of court order (REPEALED)
• 19 §498-B. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of responsible parent to comply (REPEALED)
• 19 §498-C. Immediate withholding of earnings (REPEALED)
• 19 §498-D. Discovery of past income (REPEALED)
• 19 §498-E. Health insurance withholding order (REPEALED)
• 19 §499. Right of support enforcement when court order exists (REPEALED)
• 19 §500. Notice of support debt when court order exists (REPEALED)
• 19 §500-A. Expeditious procedure during stay (REPEALED)
• 19 §501. Interest of debt due (REPEALED)
• 19 §501-A. Notice of requirement of prompt payment (REPEALED)

Article 3: COLLECTION OF SUPPORT DEBT

• 19 §502. Exemptions (REPEALED)
• 19 §503. Assertion of liens (REPEALED)
• 19 §503-A. Liens (REPEALED)
• 19 §504. Order to withhold and deliver (REPEALED)
• 19 §504-A. Expedited income withholding (REPEALED)
• 19 §504-B. Setoff of debts against lottery winnings (REPEALED)
• 19 §504-C. Order to appear and disclose (REPEALED)
• 19 §505. Release of excess withheld (REPEALED)
• 19 §506. Administrative seizure and disposition of property (REPEALED)
• 19 §507. Foreclosure on liens (REPEALED)
• 19 §508. Release of lien or order to withhold (REPEALED)
• 19 §509. Employer responsibility and liability (REPEALED)
• 19 §510. Employee protected (REPEALED)
• 19 §511. Assignment of earnings (REPEALED)
• 19 §512. Assignment of right of support enforcement (REPEALED)
• 19 §512-A. Employer; payor compensation (REPEALED)

Article 4: PROCEEDS

• 19 §513. Distribution of proceeds (REPEALED)
• 19 §514. Dedicated funds (REPEALED)

Article 5: REVIEW

• 19 §515. Administrative review (REPEALED)
• 19 §515-A. Complaint and inquiry unit (REPEALED)
• 19 §516. Judicial review (REPEALED)

Subchapter 6: EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF PATERNITY ACTIONS

• 19 §517. Definitions (REPEALED)
• 19 §518. Additional persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED)
• 19 §519. Limitation on recovery from father (REPEALED)
• 19 §520. Service (REPEALED)
• 19 §521. Notice of proceeding to commence an action (REPEALED)
• 19 §522. Court orders; relief (REPEALED)
• 19 §523. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5 (b) (REPEALED)
• 19 §524. Multiple alleged fathers (REPEALED)
• 19 §525. Failure of alleged father to deny paternity (REPEALED)
• 19 §526. Blood or tissue typing tests (REPEALED)
• 19 §527. Refusal of alleged father to submit to blood or tissue tests (REPEALED)
• 19 §528. Procedures after blood tests (REPEALED)
• 19 §529. Applicability; Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12 (b) (REPEALED)
• 19 §530. Acknowledgment of paternity (REPEALED)