{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2657","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §2657","heading":"Good cause; alternative arrangements","body":"The court may elect not to render a child support order subject to immediate income withholding under this subchapter if:\n1.  Written agreement.  A written agreement between the parties providing an alternative arrangement is filed with and approved by the court; or\n2.  Demonstration of good cause.  A party demonstrates and the court finds that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding.  For purposes of this subsection, a finding of good cause by the court must be based on a determination that immediate income withholding would not be in the best interest of the child and a showing by the responsible parent that any previously ordered support was paid timely.  The court shall explain the basis for a finding of good cause in the support order.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER 4: INCOME WITHHOLDING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec2657.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"3294a8e089db9b2d244256ee2b6e2dd70ef9841b4b0fa70ed84c55c1adc480db","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2656","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-2658"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}