19-A M.R.S. §3101-F: Contest by obligor

1. Contesting the validity or enforcement of an order. An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this State by registering the order in a tribunal of this State and filing a contest to that order as provided in subchapter 6, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this State. Section 3153 applies to the contest.

2. Notice of the contest. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

A. The support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

B. Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and

C. The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if a person is not designated, to the obligee.