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An Act To Change the Method of Calculation of Child Support
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §2001, sub-§5, ¶H  is enacted to read:
 
H.  Gross income does not include payments withheld from an obligor's earnings or paid as a result of self-employment under the United States Social Security Act for social security or Medicare taxes.
 
SUMMARY
This bill excludes from gross income for the purpose of calculating child support amounts withheld or paid for social security or Medicare taxes.