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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 273 (2026)

Limitation on recovery from the father

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1967, c. 325, §2 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 652, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1989–1998 · leading case: Dep't of Human Servs. v. Sabattus, 683 A.2d 170 (Me. 1996).
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Dep't of Human Servs. v. Sabattus, 683 A.2d 170 (Me. 1996). · cites it 4× “[5] I would vacate the decision of the Superior Court and remand this case to the District Court for a determination of Sabattus's financial obligations as articulated herein.”
Jack v. Dep't of Human Servs., 556 A.2d 1093 (Me. 1989). · cites it 3× “19 M.R.S.A. §§ 273, 495 (Supp.1988). 1 In Jack’s M.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Bell, 1998 ME 123 (Me. 1998). “§§ 1603 and 1606 (1998) (former 19 M.R.S.A. §§519 and 522). An action to determine paternity and establish past and future child support obligations may be commenced any time prior to the child’s eighteenth birthday.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Levesque, 669 A.2d 756 (Me. 1996). · cites it 6× “) dismissing the complaint of the Department of Human Services (DHS) against Levesque on the ground that it was barred by the period of limitation provided in 19 M.R.S.A. § 273 (Supp.1995). 1 Because we agree with the Superior Court that the trial court erred by determining that…”
Adam Mushero, Etc. v. H. Rollin Ives, Comm'r, Maine Dep't of Human Servs., 949 F.2d 513 (1st Cir. 1991). · cites it 2× “19 M.R.S.A. § 273. 11 The existence of a right to retroactive child support in the paternity statutes was confirmed in a recent decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Roy, 585 A.2d 813 (Me. 1991). “Under 19 M.R.S.A. § 273, a father is only liable for payments made for education and necessary support of his minor child for a period of six years preceding the commencement of the suit and for all expenditures from the commencement of the suit until the entry of judgment.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Brennick, 597 A.2d 933 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “” 19 M.R.S.A. § 273 (Supp.1990). 2 . The relevant language states, "[t]he court may order either parent of a minor child to contribute reasonable and just sums as child support payable weekly, monthly or quarterly.”
White v. Allen, 667 A.2d 112 (Me. 1995). “White also argues that past support pursuant to the Uniform Act on Paternity is not limited to “past education and necessary support,” 19 M.R.S.A. § 273, but rather requires that the child support guidelines 4 be complied with in determining past support.”
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