An Act To Improve Child Support Services
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1589
Committee Amendment CA_A_H613 (House)
Amends: 19-A MRSA §2451

AMENDMENT ,A" to H. P . 
Child Support Services" 
1125, L.D. 1589, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 9. 
Further amend the bill in section 11 in subsection 5 in the 
last line (page 4, 
line 48 in L.D.) by inserting after the 
following: 
"institution" 
the 
following: 
'authorized 
to 
do 
business in this State as defined in Title 9-B, section 131. 
subsection 17-A or credit union authorized to do business in this 
State as defined in Title 9-B, section 131, subsection 1Z-A' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 12 the 
following: 
'Sec. 13. 19-A MRSA §2451, sub-§2, 1rA, as enacted by PL 1995, 
c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read: 
A. 
The hearing must be conducted according to rules adopted 
by the commissioner. 
~he Except as provided by section 
2304, subsection 4, paragraph F, the rules must provide both 
the moving and responding parties at least the right to 
confront and cross-examine witnesses, to present witnesses, 
to be represented by an attorney or other person and to be 
notified of these rights in writing. The decision must be 
limited to evidence presented at the hearing. 
Page l-LR0614(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
CO .... ITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 1125, L.D. 1589 
Sec. 14. Automatic modification study; report. 
The Department of 
Health and Human Services, working with the Family Law Advisory 
Commission, 
established in the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 
19-A, section 351, shall study the need for legislation that 
provides the automatic modification of all orders establishing or 
modifying child support upon a child reaching any of the events 
listed in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, section 2006, 
subsection 8, 
paragraph G. 
The 
department shall 
submit its 
report, accompanied by any recommendations, to the Joint Standing 
Committee on Judiciary by January 1, 2006. 
Following receipt and 
review of the report, the committee may report out legislation to 
the l22nd Legislature.' 
Further amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
deletes 
section 
of 
the 
bill, 
which 
addresses administrative establishment of a child support debt 
for a time period not specifically addressed by an existing court 
order. 
This 
financial 
amendment 
inserts 
references 
institutions 
and 
credit 
unions 
business in this State. 
to 
definitions 
authorized 
to 
of 
do 
This 
amendment provides that the right to confront and 
cross-examine witnesses, to present witnesses, to be represented 
by an attorney and to be notified of these rights in writing do 
not apply in the appeal of an administrative order establishing a 
parental support obligation. 
This amendment directs the Department of Health and Human 
Services, working in cooperation with the Family Law Advisory 
Commission, 
to 
study 
the 
need 
for 
legislation 
to 
address 
automatic 
modification 
of 
child 
support 
orders 
that 
cover 
multiple children when one of the children is no longer eligible 
for child support because of age, emancipation or death. 
The 
department 
shall 
report 
to 
the Joint Standing 
Committee 
on 
Judiciary no later than January 1, 
2006. 
The 
committee may 
report out legislation after receipt and review of the report. 
FISCAL :"OTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/27/05 ~ae 
LD 1589 
LR0614(02) 
An Act To Improve Child Support Services 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,A, 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
A voids an unbudgeted cost increase 
Minor costs increase - General Fund 
The bill make changes to child support law in order to avoid unbudgeted costs that could result from implementation 
of a recent Law Court decision. The additional costs associated with the automatic modification study can be 
absorbed by the Department of Health and Human Services utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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