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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, § 101: Definitions, 1995

This section defines key terms used in the Title.

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This section defines key terms used in the Title.

As used in this Title, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 1. Adult. "Adult" means a person who is 18 years of age or older. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 2. Child. "Child" means a person who has not attained 18 years of age. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services, a designee or an authorized representative. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §7 (REV).] 4. Department. "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services and its agents and authorized representatives. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6 (REV).] 5. Minor or minor child. "Minor" or "minor child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 6. Obligee. "Obligee" means any person to whom a duty of support is owed. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 7. Obligor. "Obligor" means any person owing a duty of support. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 8. Parent. "Parent" means the legal parent or the legal guardian when no legal parent exists. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).] 9. Person. "Person" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the State, instrumentality of the State or other entity. [PL 1997, c. 537, §11 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 537, §62 (AFF).] 10. State. The term "state" means any state, territory or possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. [PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]
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