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19-A ME Rev Stat § 2604 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT|19-A §2604. Garnishment of military retirement pay

 §2604. Garnishment of military retirement pay Spouses and ex-spouses of retired military personnel may garnish by order of the court up to 50% of the disposable retired or retainer pay to satisfy child support orders and spousal support orders. This section applies regardless of the date of the child support order or spousal support order or the residence of the spouse or ex-spouse. For purposes of this section, "disposable retired or retainer pay" means the total monthly retired or retainer pay to which a retired military person is entitled, other than the retired pay of a member retired for disability under 10 United States Code, Chapter 61, less amounts excluded by 10 United States Code, Chapter 71, Section 1408.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2606 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT|19-A §2606. Discovery of past income in department support enforcement cases

 §2606. Discovery of past income in department support enforcement cases The responsible parent has an obligation to supply evidence regarding past income in order to calculate the debt owed the department or an applicant for services under section 2103 if the evidence is reasonably available. A request for evidence regarding past income may be made through a document request pursuant to the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 34.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]Failure to provide the evidence in the time period set forth in the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 34, absent a showing of good cause for failure to do so or notification to the department of good faith attempts to secure the information, allows the court to draw any reasonable inference from the evidence available, including an inference that the responsible parent had a greater earning capacity than the average weekly wage of a worker in this State as defined by the most recent Department of Labor statistics. This remedy is in addition to remedies available under rules of discovery.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2607 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT|19-A §2607. Modification of support order

 §2607. Modification of support order Modification of child support orders is governed by section 2009.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2608 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT|19-A §2608. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of responsible party to comply

 §2608. Effect and implementation of health insurance obligations; failure of responsible party to comply 1.  Failure to obtain insurance.  If an obligated parent fails to acquire health insurance coverage as required under section 1653, that parent is liable for any expenses incurred for that parent's dependent children that would have been paid by the insurance coverage, regardless of who has incurred the expenses. Incurred liability may be enforced as a child support debt under chapter 65, subchapter II, article 3 or by judicial action.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Direct payment; parental authorization.  Upon receipt of a written authorization from an obligated parent to an insurer to make health insurance payments for that parent's dependent children to the obligee, the insurer shall make all payments directly to the obligee until the authorization is withdrawn. Upon receipt of such authorization from the obligated parent, the obligee is deemed subrogated to the rights of the obligated parent under the insurance policy for the children.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 3.  Direct payment; court order.  Upon receipt of a copy of the court order establishing the obligation of an obligated parent to provide health insurance coverage for that parent's dependent children, and of a demand in writing for the health insurance coverage from the obligee, the insurer shall make all health insurance payments for the children directly to the obligee until otherwise notified by the obligee. In all such cases, the obligee is deemed subrogated to the rights of the obligated parent under the insurance policy for the children.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2609 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 3: ENFORCEMENT BY COURT|19-A §2609. Definition

 §2609. Definition As used in this subchapter, "order of support or costs" or "judgment of spousal support, support or costs" means a judgment or order for spousal support or payment of money instead of spousal support, for support of children, for support pending a divorce action, for payment of related costs and attorney's fees or for alteration of an existing judgment or order for the custody or support of a child.   [PL 1997, c. 537, §49 (NEW); PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 537, §49 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2651 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2651. Income withholding

 §2651. Income withholding 1.  Immediate income withholding.  Every support order established or modified under this Title or Title 22 is subject to immediate income withholding in accordance with the requirements of this subchapter, unless the court finds good cause or approves an alternative arrangement as provided in section 2657.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Immediate income withholding; modification of orders.  Upon the motion of an obligee, an obligor or the department, the court shall modify a support order issued before October 13, 1993 to provide for immediate income withholding.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Immediate income withholding; implementation of orders.  Immediate income withholding may be implemented by the department for a recipient of the department's support enforcement services, by a support obligee who does not receive the department's support enforcement services or by a support obligor. Immediate income withholding is implemented by serving an attested copy of the support order, along with the notice required under section 2655, upon the obligor's payor of income. Notwithstanding this subsection, the department may implement immediate income withholding by serving the notice required under section 2655 upon the obligor's payor of income without providing an attested copy of the support order.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §1 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2652. Provisions of child support order

 §2652. Provisions of child support order Except as provided in section 2657, a child support order must provide that the obligor is subject to immediate income withholding from the obligor's income of amounts payable as child support, effective from the date of the support order, regardless of whether child support payments by the obligor are past due. The support order must include:   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (AMD).]1.  Amount withheld.  The amount of income to be withheld for payment of the obligor's current parental support obligation;   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Department member number.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (RP).] 3.  Payor instructions.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (RP).] 3-A.  Notice about implementing income withholding.  Notice that immediate income withholding can only be implemented by serving an attested copy of the support order, along with the notice required under section 2655, upon the obligor's payor of income. Notwithstanding this subsection, the department may implement immediate income withholding by serving the notice required under section 2655 upon the obligor's payor of income without providing an attested copy of the support order;   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (NEW).] 3-B.  Instructions.  Instructions on where to obtain the payor notice required under section 2655;   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Notice regarding collection of arrearages.  A notice that income withholding may be used to collect arrearages in addition to current support;   [PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (AMD).] 5.  Limitation on withholding.  A notice that the amount of the withholding may not exceed the limitations imposed by 15 United States Code, Section 1673(b); and   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 6.  Fees.  A notice to the obligor and payor of income that the payor of income shall withhold and send to the department a fee of $2 per pay period in addition to the amount withheld for child support.   [PL 2015, c. 186, §5 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 537, §50 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 186, §5 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2653 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2653. Administering agency

 §2653. Administering agency The department shall adopt and administer procedures to receive, document and distribute all support payments collected pursuant to this subchapter. The commissioner may establish by rule a fee for use of these services. Except as provided in section 2103, subsections 3 and 3-A, the department shall retain all fees and apply them toward the administration of the division of support enforcement and recovery.   [PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. L, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 477, Pt. L, §4 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2654 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2654. Payor duty

 §2654. Payor duty A payor of income to an obligor named in a support order subject to immediate withholding issued under this subchapter shall comply with the provisions of the order upon receipt of the notice required under section 2655. The balance of income due an obligor after withholding must be paid to the obligor on the day the obligor is usually paid. A payor may combine amounts withheld for transmittal to the department from more than one obligor if the portion attributable to each obligor is separately designated, except that the payor may not combine amounts if that action would result in an obligor's withheld income being sent to the department more than 7 business days from the date of withholding.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 669, §10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 528, §3 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2655 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2655. Payor notice

 §2655. Payor notice The department shall make available to the court and the public a payor notice, which also constitutes an income withholding order, that conforms to standard formats prescribed by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services and complies with the requirements of the Social Security Act, Title IV-D and the regulations issued under that Act.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §4 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2657 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2657. Good cause; alternative arrangements

 §2657. Good cause; alternative arrangements The court may elect not to render a child support order subject to immediate income withholding under this subchapter if:   [PL 2011, c. 528, §5 (AMD).]1.  Written agreement.  A written agreement between the parties providing an alternative arrangement is filed with and approved by the court; or   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Demonstration of good cause.  A party demonstrates and the court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding. For purposes of this subsection, a finding of good cause by the court must be based on a determination that immediate income withholding would not be in the best interest of the child and a showing by the responsible parent that any previously ordered support was paid timely. The court shall explain the basis for a finding of good cause in the support order.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §5 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2658 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2658. Service of process

 §2658. Service of process Service under this subchapter must be made in the manner provided for service of summons by the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 4. For purposes of this section, this service must be deemed to be an action pursuant to Chapter XIII of the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure. When the department is providing child support services, personal service within the State of an income withholding order may be made by an authorized representative of the commissioner.   [PL 2009, c. 290, §33 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 290, §33 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2659 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2659. Duration of withholding

 §2659. Duration of withholding 1.  Ended or released.  Immediate income withholding under a support order is binding upon an obligor's payor of income until:   A. The court orders withholding ended;   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]B. If the withholding was implemented by the obligee as a private withholding action, the obligee releases the payor from the terms of the order in writing; or   [PL 2011, c. 528, §6 (AMD).]C. The department releases the payor from the terms of the support order in writing. The department shall issue a release to end immediate income withholding if the department is unable to forward funds to the obligee for 3 months, in which case the department shall return the funds to the obligor.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §6 (AMD).][PL 2011, c. 528, §6 (AMD).] 2.  Support paid; refund.  The department, or obligee if the obligee implemented the withholding as a private action, shall issue promptly a release of the withholding provisions of the support order in all cases in which there is no longer a current support obligation and all past-due support has been paid. The department or obligee, as applicable, shall refund the obligor amounts withheld improperly because a release is not issued timely. An obligee is liable to the department for amounts received from the department that the obligee is not entitled to receive.   Income withholding ordered under this subchapter may not be released or ended if the obligor has a current parental support obligation or owes a debt for past-due support, unless the court finds good cause or approves an alternative arrangement for payment of support in accordance with section 2657.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §6 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §6 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2660 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2660. Priority of order

 §2660. Priority of order Notwithstanding any other provision of law, immediate income withholding ordered under this subchapter has priority over any previously filed attachment, execution, garnishment or assignment of income that is not made for the purpose of enforcing or paying child or spousal support.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §7 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §7 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2661 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2661. Notice of termination

 §2661. Notice of termination When a payor of income is unable to continue withholding from an obligor's income because the relationship between the payor and obligor ends, the payor shall send the department a written notice of termination within 15 days. The notice must include:   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]1.  Obligor's identification.  The obligor's name, last known address and social security number;   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Department case number.  The obligor's department support enforcement case number;   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 3.  Termination date.  The date of termination of the relationship; and   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 4.  New payor.  If known, the name and address of a new payor of income to the obligor.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2662 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2662. Payor liability

 §2662. Payor liability Upon service of the notice required under section 2655, a payor is liable for any income that the payor knowingly fails to withhold and send to the department within 7 business days of the day on which the obligor is usually paid. The department, or obligee if the obligee implemented the withholding as a private action, may maintain a civil action against the payor for the income the payor does not withhold and send to the department as required by the support order and for the imposition of any of the civil penalties provided for in this section, plus attorney's fees and court costs.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §8 (AMD).]1.  Failure to withhold.  A payor who knowingly fails to withhold income when income is usually paid to the obligor commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 for each failure to withhold may be adjudged.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2.  Failure to send income withheld.  A payor who knowingly fails to send income withheld to the department within 7 business days of its withholding commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 for each failure to timely send income withheld from an obligor may be adjudged.   [PL 1997, c. 669, §12 (AMD).] 3.  Failure to notify.  A payor who knowingly fails to send the notification required by section 2661 commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture not to exceed $100 may be adjudged.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 4.  Discrimination against obligors.  A payor who discharges from employment or refuses to employ an obligor or who takes disciplinary action against an obligor employed by the payor or who otherwise discriminates against the obligor because of the existence of a support order or an income withholding order or the obligations imposed upon the payor by an order is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000, payable to the State, to be recovered in a civil action. The payor is also subject to an action by the obligor for compensatory and punitive damages for those actions, plus attorney's fees and court costs.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §9 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 669, §§11,12 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 528, §§8, 9 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2663 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2663. Payor fee

 §2663. Payor fee The commissioner may establish by rule a fee for the administrative cost of each withholding that a payor may deduct in addition to the amount withheld for support.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2664 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2664. Copies

 §2664. Copies The clerk of the court shall send to the department a copy of each order in which a child support obligation is established or modified.   [PL 2011, c. 528, §10 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 528, §10 (AMD).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2665 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2665. Application for services

 §2665. Application for services The department shall furnish and the clerk of the court shall make available to all individuals awarded child support application forms and blank contracts for the department's support enforcement services. The department shall also furnish the clerk with forms that enable an individual to refuse services. The clerk shall send to the department all application forms, contracts and refusal forms submitted together with the attested copies of the orders that the clerk is required to send the department under section 2664. Each individual who is awarded child support by the court must complete either the application form and contract or the form for refusal of services. The court shall inform a person who is awarded child support that that person must complete either the application and contract for services or the form to refuse services and submit them to the clerk.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).
19-A ME Rev Stat § 2666 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS|Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN|Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT|Subchapter 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING|19-A §2666. Spousal support

 §2666. Spousal support Awards for spousal support are subject to immediate income withholding under this subchapter if the award is for a period during which child support is awarded.   [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).