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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 443 (2026)

Woman's duty of support

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 701, §3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 376, §30 (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). “Under 19 M.R.S.A. § 443, a woman has an obligation identical to that of a man to support her child, and she may be required under sections 495 and 498 to reimburse the Department for AFDC payments made on behalf of the child, even if made to the father of the child to whom she…”
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× “§ 442 (“[e]very man shall support his wife and child”); 19 M.R.S.A. § 443 (“[ejvery woman shall support her child; and her husband when in need”).”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Hulit, 524 A.2d 1212 (Me. 1987). “19 M.R.S.A. § 443 (Supp.1986). 4 . Rule 803 of the Maine Rules of Evidence provides, in pertinent part: The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness: (8) Public Records and Reports.”
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