Maine § 19-A §3101-A Employer's compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order

Maine Statutes

§ 19-A §3101-A — Employer's compliance with out-of-state income-withholding order

Maine § 19-A §3101-A

Title 19-ADOMESTIC RELATIONS

Part 3PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Ch. 67UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 19-A §3101-A (2026).

Text

1.Copy of order to obligor. Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.

2.Recognition of out-of-state order. The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state that appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State.

3.Employer to withhold and distribute funds. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and section 3101-B, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order that specify:

4.Compliance with state laws. An employer shall comply with the laws of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment with respect to:

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1.
Copy of order to obligor.
Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.
2.
Recognition of out-of-state order.
The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state that appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State.
3.
Employer to withhold and distribute funds.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and section 3101-B, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order that specify:
4.
Compliance with state laws.
An employer shall comply with the laws of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment with respect to: