| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2302, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 | | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | §2302. Limitation of collection of debt |
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| | | A debt may not | | a responsible parent while that parent receives public assistance | | for the benefit of a biological or adopted child of that parent | | until the support order that is the basis of the debt is modified | | by the court. A debt previously incurred under section 2301 may | | not be collected from a responsible parent while that parent | | receives public assistance for the benefit of a biological or | | adopted child of that parent. |
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| | | This bill provides that a debt on a child support order | | continues to be incurred by a responsible parent while that | | parent receives public assistance for the benefit of a biological | | or adopted child of that parent until the support order that is | | the basis of the debt is modified by the court. |
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