§ 19-A §2006 — Support guidelines

Maine § 19-A §2006

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
• Ch. 63: CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

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1.
Determination of basic support entitlement.
After the court or hearing officer determines the annual gross income of both parties, the 2 incomes must be added together to provide a combined annual gross income and applied to the child support table to determine the basic support entitlement for each child.
2.
Past support.
This chapter applies to an award of past support. Past support is calculated by applying the current support guidelines to the period for which past support is owed.
3.
Total basic support obligation.
The total basic support obligation is determined by adding the child care costs, health insurance premiums and extraordinary medical expenses to the basic support entitlement as follows.
4.
Computation of parental support obligation.
The total basic support obligation must be divided between the parties in proportion to their respective gross incomes. The court or hearing officer shall order the party not providing primary residential care to pay, in money, that party's share of the total basic support obligation to the party providing primary residential care. The primary residential care provider is presumed to spend the primary care provider's share directly on each child. If the court or hearing officer determines that the parties provide substantially equal care for a child for whom support is sought, presumptive support must be calculated in accordance with subsection 5, paragraph D-1. Both parents are responsible for child support if a caretaker relative provides primary residential care for the child. The caretaker relative's income may not be considered in determining the parents' child support obligation.
5.
Special circumstances.
The court or hearing officer shall consider the following special circumstances in determining child support.
6.
Prospective child support award.
7.
Incorporated findings.
As part of its current child support order, the court or hearing officer shall make the following findings:
8.
Requirements of support provisions.
To assist in a formal review proceeding, and to enable the parties to reduce the incidence of formal modification procedures, an order establishing parental support obligation must include:
9.
Notice of right to review.
A judicial order or administrative order issued or modified in this State that includes an order for child support must include a statement that advises parents of the right to request the issuing authority to review and, if appropriate, modify the child support order according to the State's child support guidelines.
10.
Disclosure and recording of social security numbers.
A person who is a party to an action to establish or modify a support order shall disclose that person's social security number to the court or the department, whichever conducts the proceeding. The social security number of a person who is subject to a support order must be placed in the records relating to the support order. The record of a person's social security number is confidential and is not open to the public. The court shall disclose a person's social security number to the department for child support enforcement purposes.
11.
Child between 18 and 19 years of age attending secondary school.
The child support table and the support guidelines include a child between 18 and 19 years of age who is attending a secondary school for whom an obligation of support is established or deemed to remain in force pursuant to section 1653, subsection 8, paragraph B; section 1653, subsection 12, paragraph A; or section 2306, subsection 4, paragraph D.

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 537, §§22,23 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 264, §§3-7 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 554, §10 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 415, §§7-12 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 352, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 290, §§11-16 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 34, §2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 186, §3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 30, §§4-10 (AMD).