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| 8-A.__Substantially equal care.__"Substantially equal care" means | | that both parents participate substantially equally in the child's | | total care, which may include, but is not limited to, the child's | | residential, educational, recreational, child care and medical, | | dental and mental health care needs. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 19-A MRSA §2001, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 10. Total basic support obligation. "Total basic support | | obligation" means the sum of money determined by adding the basic | support entitlement, child care costs and, extraordinary medical | | expenses and health insurance premiums. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 19-A MRSA §2001, sub-§10-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 10-A.__Total enhanced support obligation.__"Total enhanced | | support obligation" means the sum of money determined by | | calculating the enhanced support entitlement.__"Total enhanced | | support obligation" does not include child care costs, | | extraordinary medical expenses and health insurance premiums. |
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| | | Sec. 6. 19-A MRSA §2005, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 | | and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | §2005. Rebuttable presumption |
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| | | In a proceeding to establish or modify child support or to | | establish an award for past support, there is a rebuttable | | presumption that the parental support obligation derived from the | | support guidelines is the amount ordered to be paid, unless | | support is established under section 2006, subsection 5 or | | section 2007. The court or hearing officer shall review the | | adequacy of a child support amount agreed to by the parties with | | reference to the parental support obligation. |
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| | | Sec. 7. 19-A MRSA §2006, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 264, §3, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Total basic support obligation. The total basic support | | obligation is determined by adding the child care costs, health | | insurance premiums and extraordinary medical expenses to the | | basic support entitlement as follows. |
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| | | A. When each child is under the age of 12 years, the sums | | actually being expended for child care costs must be added |
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| | | to the basic support entitlement to determine the total | | basic support obligation. |
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