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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 491 (2026)

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 532, §3 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 652, §19 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–1995 · leading case: Kelley v. Comm'r, 591 A.2d 1300 (Me. 1991).
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Kelley v. Comm'r, 591 A.2d 1300 (Me. 1991). “See 19 M.R.S.A. §§ 491 et seq. (1981 & Supp.1990).”
Curtis v. Comm'r of Human Servs., 507 A.2d 566 (Me. 1986). “19 M.R.S.A. § 491 (1981). The operating principle of the Act is that a parent’s receipt of public assistance for the benefit of dependent children constitutes a debt owed to the Department in the amount of the assistance received.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. V.I.P. Tour & Charter Bus Co., 660 A.2d 923 (Me. 1995). “on behalf of applicants who are not recipients of public assistance, by actions under any appropriate statute, including, but not limited to, remedies established in subchapter V [19 M.R.S.A. § 491 et seq.J to establish and enforce the support obligations.”
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