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An Act To Affirm the Obligation To Support One's Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  19-A MRSA §2110  is enacted to read:
§ 2110. Exempt property of child support obligor
 
1.  Exempt property.     The property of a child support obligor that is exempt pursuant to section 2203, subsection 15 from an order to seize and sell is also exempt from any other enforcement and collection action regarding a support order, except to the extent that it has been fraudulently conveyed by the obligor.
 
2.  Application of law.     Title 14, chapter 507, subchapter 2, article 7 exemptions to collection do not apply to enforcement and collection of a support order.
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §2203, sub-§15,¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, are amended to read:
 
A. The obligor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $12,500$47,500 in value, in real or personal property that the obligor uses as a residence;
 
B. The obligor's interest, not to exceed $2,500$5,000 in value, in one motor vehicle;
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.