Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 351 - Maine Child Support Enforcement Manual
Chapter 3 - SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
Section 144-351-3-7 - DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMITTAL OF SUPPORT COLLECTIONS IN NON-TANF CASES
Universal Citation: 10 ME Code Rules ยง 144-351-3-7
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Distribution of collections other than those from federal income tax refund offset:
1. In all cases, monthly collections up to
the amount of current monthly support obligations are sent to the
client.
2. Child support collected
in excess of current support (except for federal income tax refund offset)
shall be distributed in the following priority: Arrears owed to the client that
accrued after the client no longer received TANF (post assistance arrears)
shall be paid to the client; then Arrears owed to the client that accrued
before the client received AFDC or TANF (pre-assistance arrears) shall be paid
to the client; and then any remaining arrears may be retained by the Department
and applied against arrears accrued and owed to the Department during the time
the client received AFDC or TANF and arrears that are permanently assigned by
the client. The Department will not reimburse more than the amount of public
assistance expended. Collected arrears owed by the same obligor on multiple
cases will be applied to each case on a pro-rata basis.
3. If there is no support arrearage or debt
for public assistance owed to the Department by the responsible parent, the
entire monthly collection is paid to the client.
B. Collections from the federal income tax refund offset are applied first to the satisfaction of any past due support arrearage or debt for public assistance owed by the responsible parent to the Department, and then toward reduction of any past-due support arrearage due the client by the responsible parent.
C. Disbursements to clients are made within two days after support monies are received and posted by the Departmental Cashier.
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