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An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Child Support Enforcement
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  14 MRSA §4422, sub-§17  is enacted to read:
 
17.  Resources to pay child support.     The debtor's interest in funds or assets that are necessary for the debtor to pay child support that is required for an existing or anticipated support order as defined by Title 19-A, section 2101, subsection 13.
Sec. 2.  19-A MRSA §2110  is enacted to read:
§ 2110. Priority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a support order or any order, lien, assignment of income, execution, garnishment or attachment issued under this chapter has priority over any previously filed order, lien, assignment of income, execution, garnishment or attachment that is not made for the purpose of enforcing or paying child support.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides an exemption from attachment and execution for any debtor's interest in funds or assets that are necessary for the debtor to pay child support. This bill also provides that child support orders have priority over previously filed orders that are not made for the purpose of enforcing or paying child support.