Category: Child Support
Calculating Child Support Payments in Maine
Understanding Child Support Calculations in Maine When parents separate or divorce in Maine, determining child support is a key part of ensuring a child’s well-being. Maine law requires that child support arrangements serve the best interests of the child—helping cover essential needs like housing, food, education, clothing, and healthcare, ...
Child Support Enforcement Laws in Maine
If a parent with an agreement to pay child support — or who has been ordered to do so by the Maine courts — refuses to pay or stops payments, help is offered by the state to collect these payments on behalf of the child. Child support enforcement measures ...
What Can DHHS Do to Make Me Pay Child Support in Maine?
If you’re ordered to pay child support in Maine, the laws here provide several ways to enforce the commitment. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is empowered to collect both current and overdue child support. Any DHSS notices about collecting support should not be ignored as doing ...
Protect Your Children with a Prenuptial Before Remarrying
Prenuptial agreements are not just about protecting the assets that you have accumulated during your lifetime. They can also help you protect children from a previous marriage. If you are married more than once in your lifetime, financial matters can become complex. If you have had multiple past spouses ...
Marital Abandonment and Divorce in Maine
The majority of divorces in Maine are no-fault, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for divorce. However, at-fault divorces are permitted in Maine for certain reasons. One such reason is marital abandonment, which is sometimes called “desertion” or “spousal abandonment” in Maine. This occurs when one spouse leaves the ...
The Maine Parentage Act and Who Can Be Considered a Parent?
Matters of parentage are an integral part of family law that have profound consequences for families in Maine. While parentage is generally “presumed” or “acknowledged” in Maine, the matter may become more complicated when couples separate and custody, child support or parental rights are disputed during divorce proceedings. Sometimes, ...
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