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19-A §3101-F. Contest by obligor

§3101-F. Contest by obligor 1.  Contesting the validity or enforcement of an order.  An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State by registering the order in a tribunal of this State and filing a contest to that order […]

19-A §3013. Costs and fees

§3013. Costs and fees 1.  No fees or costs by petitioner.  The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Fees and costs if obligee prevails.  If an obligee prevails, a responding […]

19-A §3102. Administrative enforcement of orders

§3102. Administrative enforcement of orders 1.  Documents to state information agency.  A party residing in another state or a support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order shall send the documents required for registering the order to the department. […]

19-A §3014. Limited immunity of petitioner

§3014. Limited immunity of petitioner 1.  Personal jurisdiction in another proceeding.  Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney or through services provided by the department, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.   [PL 2003, c. 436, §23 […]

19-A §3150. Registration of order for enforcement

§3150. Registration of order for enforcement A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign country may be registered in this State for enforcement.   [PL 2009, c. 95, §60 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 95, §60 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).

19-A §3015. Nonparentage as defense

§3015. Nonparentage as defense A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this chapter.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. […]

19-A §3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement

§3151. Procedure to register order for enforcement 1.  Required documents and information.  Except as otherwise provided in section 3316, a support order or an income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this State by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this State:   A. A […]

19-A §3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure

§3016. Special rules of evidence and procedure 1.  Physical presence not required.  The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this State is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.   [PL […]

19-A §3152. Effect of registration for enforcement

§3152. Effect of registration for enforcement 1.  Registered when filed.  A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this State.   [PL 2009, c. 95, §63 (AMD); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).] 2.  Enforceability of […]