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activity of a recipient of public assistance must be limited to | | that necessary to resolve a genuine dispute about the parentage of | a child. When a custodial mother has informed the department that a | particular man is the father of her child, the department may make | no further inquiry into her personal life unless the man so | identified has denied that he is the father of that child or he | refuses to cooperate. |
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| | | Sec. B-7. 19-A MRSA §§1511 and 1512 are enacted to read: |
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| | | §1511.__Limitations on recovery from parent's estate |
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| | | The obligation of the estate of a parent for liabilities under | | this subchapter are limited to amounts accrued prior to the | | parent's death and sums that may be payable for dependency under | | other laws. |
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| | | §1512.__Settlement agreements |
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| | | An agreement of settlement with an alleged parent is binding | | only when approved by the court. |
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| | | Sec. B-8. 19-A MRSA c. 53, sub-c. 1, as amended, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. B-9. 19-A MRSA §1601, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, | | Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | B. A man who is presumed to be a child's father under the | Maine Rules of Evidence, Rule 302 |
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| | | Sec. B-10. 19-A MRSA §1601, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. | | B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Paternity proceeding. "Paternity proceeding" means the | | administrative proceeding provided in this subchapter for the | commencement of an action to establish paternity under subchapter | I |
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| | | Sec. B-11. 19-A MRSA §1605, sub-§2, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, | | Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | G. An allegation that the alleged father engaged in sexual | | intercourse with the child's mother during a possible time | | of conception of the child or is a man who is presumed to be | | the child's father under state law, and that the alleged | father is or may be the biological |
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