| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §5-204, 4th ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 46, §1, is | amended to read: |
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| | If a proceeding is brought under subsection (b) or subsection | (c), the court may order a parent to pay child support in | accordance with Title 19-A, Part 3. When the Department of Human | Services provides child support enforcement services, the | Commissioner of Human Services may designate employees of the | department who are not attorneys to prepare motions under this | paragraph, to file those motions in Probate Court and to | represent the department in court if a hearing is held.__The | commissioner shall ensure that appropriate training is provided | to all employees who are designated to represent the department | under this paragraph. |
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| | Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §1652, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. | ZZZ, §33 and affected by §42, is further amended to read: |
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| | 1. Petition. If a parent, spouse or child resides in this | State, a parent, a spouse, a guardian or a municipality state | providing maintenance may petition the District Court or Probate | Court to order a nonsupporting parent or spouse to contribute to | the support of the nonsupporting person's spouse or child. The | petition may be brought in the court in the district or county | where the parent, spouse or child resides or in the district or | county in which the nonsupporting person may be found. |
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| | Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA c. 65, sub-c. V is enacted to read: |
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| HEALTH INSURANCE WITHHOLDING |
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| §2701.__Health insurance withholding |
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| | 1.__Issuance of orders.__In any action under this Title or | Title 22 in which a court establishes or modifies a health | insurance provision of a support order, the court shall issue a | health insurance withholding order in the format of a National | Medical Support Notice in accordance with the requirements of the | federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and this | subchapter to notify the employer or other provider of insurance | of the duty to enroll a dependent child in the health plan of the | employer or other provider. |
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| | 2.__Modification of orders.__Upon the motion of an obligee, an | obligor or the department, the court shall modify a support |
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