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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 496 (2026)

Limitation of debt

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 532, §3 (NEW). PL 1981, c. 657, §5 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 694, §B1 (RP). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–1992 · leading case: Mathieu v. Comm'r of Human Servs., 562 A.2d 686 (Me. 1989).
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Mathieu v. Comm'r of Human Servs., 562 A.2d 686 (Me. 1989). “) vacating a decision of the Commissioner of Human Services 1 upholding the claim of the Department of Human Services (Department) under 19 M.R.S.A. § 496(1 — A) (Supp.1988) against the plaintiff, Douglas Mathieu, for unpaid child support accrued from December 16, 1977 to…”
Curtis v. Comm'r of Human Servs., 507 A.2d 566 (Me. 1986). · cites it 2× “” 19 M.R.S.A. § 496 (Supp.1985-1986). The offset procedure is initiated in the spring of each year when the Department submits a list of support debtors to the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and sends a Notice of Offset to the support debtor.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Look, 606 A.2d 203 (Me. 1992). “” 19 M.R.S.A. § 496. Thus, in the case at bar the mother does not share in responsibility for support of the child while receiving AFDC, and yet she is entitled to help from the father for the period before she received AFDC.”
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