CHAPTER 339
H.P. 547 - L.D. 738
An Act to Allow Child Support for Juveniles Committed to the Maine Youth Center
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §3314, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 400, §3, is amended to read:
5. Support orders. Whenever the court commits a juvenile to the Department of Human Services, to the Maine Youth Center or to a relative or other person, the court may order either or both parents of the juvenile to pay a reasonable amount of support for the juvenile. The order is enforceable under Title 19-A, section 2603. A parent may not be required to pay support for a juvenile during any period when the juvenile resides in the Maine Youth Center or a county jail.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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