§ 19-A §2359 — Expedited income withholding

Maine § 19-A §2359

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
• Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN
• Ch. 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

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1.
Order to withhold; commissioner may serve.
The commissioner may direct any person by order to withhold property, including wages, that is due or belongs to the responsible parent when the responsible parent has failed to make payments under a support order and the amount in arrears is at least equal to the support payable for one month. The commissioner shall serve the order on the person directed to withhold.
2.
Notice of order to withhold.
Prior to implementation of the order to withhold, the department shall serve a notice of intention to withhold to the responsible parent.
3.
Content of notice.
In addition to conforming with the requirements of Title 5, section 9052, subsection 4, the notice of intention to withhold must include the following statements:
4.
Implementation of order to withhold.
Upon receipt of an order to withhold issued by the department, the employer or other payor shall immediately begin withholding from the income of the responsible parent the amount specified in the order. Sums withheld must be remitted to the department within 10 days of the date the responsible parent is paid. A person who honors an order to withhold issued under this section is discharged from any liability or obligation to the responsible parent for such property. The department warrants that it will defend and hold harmless any such persons for honoring the order.
5.
Priority of order.
Withholding initiated under this section has priority over any other legal process under state law against the same wages.
6.
Termination of withholding.
The withholding must be terminated with regard to a current support obligation if:

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).