19-A §3102. Administrative enforcement of orders (WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87) - 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 5: ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF); PL 1997, C. 669, §19 (RPR)

§3102. Administrative enforcement of orders

(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)

(WHOLE SECTION TEXT EFFECTIVE ON CONTINGENCY: See PL 2009, c. 95, §87)

1. Documents to state information agency. A party residing in another state or a support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order shall send the documents required for registering the order to the department.

[ 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF) .]

2. Consider and enforce. Upon receipt of the documents, the department, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this State to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this chapter.

[ 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD); 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). 2003, c. 436, §34 (AMD). 2009, c. 95, §59 (AMD). 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).