Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2006, sub-§5, ¶F is enacted to read:

F.__When a child receives social security or other benefits based on the disability of a nonprimary care provider, the amount of disability benefits received by the child must be counted as payment toward the parental support obligation of the nonprimary care provider on whose disability the benefits are based.

SUMMARY

This bill provides that, for purposes of calculating child support, disability benefits received by a child based on the disability of a nonprimary care provider must be counted toward the parental support obligation of the nonprimary care provider on whose disability the benefits are based.