10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 19-7

Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 144-351-19-7 - NOTICE OF REVIEW FINDINGS
A. Upon completing a review of a support order, the Division shall notify each parent by regular mail of the results of the review and whether the Division intends to pursue modification or amendment of the support order.
B. A notice of review findings is deemed adequate notice of the Division's findings if the notice is sent to each parent's most recent address as evidenced by the Department's records. The Division is not required to establish that either parent received actual notice of the results of the review at a hearing to amend an administrative decision. If based on a review the Division pursues modification or amendment of the support order, either parent may contest the Division's findings in the proceeding to modify or amend the support order.
C. Either parent may submit written comments and additional information to the Division within 30 days of the date of mailing of a notice of review findings. The Division shall consider any written comments or additional information submitted timely as part of the review. The Division shall provide copies of any written comments and additional information submitted to the other parent and shall notify both parents by regular mail whether the written comments or additional information affects the Division's findings. The Division's review of a support order under this chapter is not subject to an administrative appeal hearing A notice sent by the Division in response to comments or additional information submitted by either parent is final agency action as defined by 5 M.R.S.A. §8002(4) and is subject to judicial review under 5 M.R.S.A. §11001.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 19-7