10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 8-3

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 144-351-8-3 - COURT ORDER OF SUPPORT

"Support Order", as used in Section 2, is defined by 19-A M.R.S. §2101(13), as issued by a court. "Support Order" in this context does not include:

A. A protection from abuse or similar such order that does not address the issue of support; and

B. A protection from abuse or similar such order that has expired.

The above mentioned examples are for clarification only and not meant to be an exhaustive list of all orders that are not court issued orders of support. The Department may not impose a support order when a court has taken jurisdiction over the case, as in that instance the matter is res judicata, and modification by another tribunal is barred.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 8-3