19-A §3051. Petition to establish support order - Maine Statutes

Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Chapter 67: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Subchapter 4: ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

§3051. Petition to establish support order

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

1. (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87) Responding tribunal may issue support order. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State may issue a support order if:

A. The individual seeking the order resides in another state; or [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

B. The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state. [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

[ 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF) .]

1. (TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87) Responding tribunal may issue support order. If a support order entitled to recognition under this chapter has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:

A. The individual seeking the order resides outside this State; or [2009, c. 95, §55 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

B. The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State. [2009, c. 95, §55 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]

[ 2009, c. 95, §55 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF) .]

2. Responding tribunal may issue temporary support order. A responding tribunal of this State may issue a temporary support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:

A. The presumed father of the child; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

B. Petitioning to have his paternity of the child adjudicated; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

C. Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

D. An alleged father of the child who has declined to submit to genetic testing; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

E. Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

F. An acknowledged father of the child as provided in Title 19-A, section 1616; [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

G. The mother of the child; or [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

H. An individual who has been ordered to pay child support to the child in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated. [2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW).]

[ 2003, c. 436, §28 (NEW) .]

3. Tribunal shall issue support order. Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 3005.

[ 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). 2003, c. 436, §28 (AMD). 2009, c. 95, §55 (AMD). 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).