(1)__Any child reaches 18 years of age and has graduated from secondary school;

(2)__Any child reaches 19 years of age without having graduated from secondary school;

(3)__Any child obtains an order of emancipation; or

(4)__Any child dies.

As of the date of an event listed in subparagraphs (1) to (4), the total child support amount stated in the order must be decreased by the child support amount assigned to that child in the worksheets accompanying the child support order or as set forth in the order.

Sec. 6. 19-A MRSA §2009, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

1. Motion to modify support. A party, including the department, may file a motion to modify support. The commissioner may designate employees of the department who are not attorneys to represent the department in court proceedings to hear a motion to modify support filed by the department or any other party. Unless a party also files a motion to amend the divorce judgment, a petition to amend under section 1653, subsection 10 or a motion for judicial review under Title 22, section 4038, the child support obligation is the sole issue to be determined by the court on a motion to modify support. The court, in its discretion, may bifurcate the support issue from other issues presented by the party's pleadings.

Sec. 7. 19-A MRSA §2103, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

2. Enforcement of support obligations. The department may, for a fee, locate absent parents, defend against child support reductions orders, establish support obligations, seek motions to increase modify support obligations, enforce support obligations and determine paternity on behalf of applicants who are not recipients of public assistance, by actions under an appropriate statute, including, but not limited to, remedies established in subchapter II 2, article 3, to establish and enforce the support obligations. The department and the applicant shall sign an