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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 498 (2026)

Determination of current support obligation, support debt and health insurance and medical expense obligation in absence of court order

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 532, §3 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §§295,296 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 259, §§1-2 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 309, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 657, §6 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 652, §26 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 156, §4 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 337, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 711, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 673, §9 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 607, §6 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1989–1993 · 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× “Under the provisions of 19 M.R.S.A. § 498 (Supp.1989), 2 the Department sought in an administrative proceeding to recover from Wellman, the father of the child, the amount of AFDC grants it had paid to the child’s mother.”
Adam Mushero, Etc. v. H. Rollin Ives, Comm'r, Maine Dep't of Human Servs., 949 F.2d 513 (1st Cir. 1991). · cites it 5× “19 M.R.S.A. § 498. 7 In such a case the debt owed to the department under section 495 is limited to the amount determined in the hearing held pursuant to section 498.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Roy, 585 A.2d 813 (Me. 1991). · cites it 3× “By a separate administrative proceeding pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 498, to which Roy was not a party, the DHS determined the portion of the past public assistance debt attributable to Karen St.”
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Richardson, 621 A.2d 855 (Me. 1993). “Pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 498 (Supp.1992), the Department served a notice of debt on Richardson.”
Jack v. Dep't of Human Servs., 556 A.2d 1093 (Me. 1989). “After administrative proceedings pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 498 (Supp.1988), the Department ordered Jack to pay to the Department on Melissa’s behalf weekly child support of $71.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 498(2) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Roy, 585 A.2d 813 (Me. 1991). “By a separate administrative proceeding pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 498, to which Roy was not a party, the DHS determined the portion of the past public assistance debt attributable to Karen St.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 498(4)(A) — 1 case
Wellman v. Dep't of Human Servs., 574 A.2d 879 (Me. 1990). “Under the provisions of 19 M.R.S.A. § 498 (Supp.1989), 2 the Department sought in an administrative proceeding to recover from Wellman, the father of the child, the amount of AFDC grants it had paid to the child’s mother.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19, § 498(4)(C) — 1 case
Dep't of Human Servs. v. Roy, 585 A.2d 813 (Me. 1991). “By a separate administrative proceeding pursuant to 19 M.R.S.A. § 498, to which Roy was not a party, the DHS determined the portion of the past public assistance debt attributable to Karen St.”
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