Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2804 – Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
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1. Support proceeding. A tribunal of this State shall apply this subchapter, subchapters 2 to 6 and, as applicable, subchapter 7?A to a support proceeding involving:
A. A foreign support order; [PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
B. A foreign tribunal; or [PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
C. An obligee, obligor or child residing in a foreign country. [PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
[PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2804
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802
- Convention: means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded at The Hague on November 23, 2007. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802
- Foreign country: means a country, including a political subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that under its law authorizes the issuance of support orders and:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802Foreign support order: means a support order issued by a foreign tribunal. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802 Foreign tribunal: includes a competent authority under the Convention. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802 Obligee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802Obligor: means an individual or the estate of a decedent:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802state: includes an Indian nation or tribe. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802 Support order: means a judgment, decree, order, decision or directive, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, issued in a state or foreign country for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse, that provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages, retroactive support or reimbursement for financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802 Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802 tribunal of this State: means the District Court or the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 19-A Sec. 2802
2. Comity. A tribunal of this State that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of this subchapter and subchapters 2 to 6.
[PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
3. Proceeding subject to the Convention. Subchapter 7?A applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subchapter 7?A is inconsistent with a provision of this subchapter or subchapters 2 to 6, subchapter 7?A controls.
[PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW); PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 95, §24 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 95, §87 (AFF).