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 144-351-3-9 - DEPARTMENT'S ENTITLEMENT TO RETURN OF AND RIGHT TO RECOVER MONIES THAT NONTANF CLIENT IS NOT ENTITLED TO RETAIN

The Department shall be entitled to the return of and may recover from a non-TANF client any monies which have been distributed to the non-TANF client but which the non-TANF client is not entitled to retain. A non-TANF client is not entitled to retain so much of monies distributed to her/him as are in excess of the amount to which she/he was entitled to have distributed to her/him at the time of distribution of such monies. Monies to which a non-TANF client is not entitled include, but are not limited to, (1) monies to which another responsible-parent account (TANF or non-TANF) was entitled; and (2) monies the Department has been obliged or required to return to or credit to the account of the responsible parent. The applicability of this section is not dependent upon which particular collection mechanism was/is being utilized by the Division to enforce/collect the support obligation.