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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 442 (2026)

Man's duty of support

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 701, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 376, §29 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1987–1991 · leading case: Wellman v. Dep't of Human Servs., 574 A.2d 879 (Me. 1990).
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Wellman v. Dep't of Human Servs., 574 A.2d 879 (Me. 1990). · cites it 3× “Wellman agrees that he owes a duty of support to his child, see 19 M.R.S.A. § 442 *882 (Supp.1989), 7 and that the Department can seek reimbursement from him for the support given to that child.”
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. § 442 (“[e]very man shall support his wife and child”); 19 M.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Hulit, 524 A.2d 1212 (Me. 1987). “19 M.R.S.A. § 442 (Supp.1986). Section 443, however, provides in addition: § 443.”
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