CURTIS v. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES


507 A.2d 566 (1986)

Richard CURTIS et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn Dondis (orally), Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc., Portland, Linda Christ, Augusta, for plaintiffs.

Diane E. Doyen (orally), Raymond E. Ritchie, Asst. Attys. Gen., Augusta, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

Following a hearing in Superior Court (Kennebec County) in this class action brought by parents receiving public assistance, the Defendant, Commissioner of Human Services, appeals from an order enjoining him from filing liens against the Plaintiffs' property to secure child support debts, and overturning the Commissioner's determination of the point at which support debts were "collected" by offset against a debtor's federal income tax refunds within...

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