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Ashley v. State

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 31, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Wayne Scott Ashley appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penob-scot County, Maclnnes, A.R.J.) affirming a decision of the Department of Human Services (DHS) hearing officer that required him to pay $6,030 in child support arrearages. Ashley contends that the hearing officer should have considered an agreement Ashley made with his former wife to pay an amount of child support regardless of the divorce court’s order to pay a greater amount. Not only is Ashley’s defense without merit, the DHS is without jurisdiction to consider his equitable defense of estoppel.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carter v. CarterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  2. Waterville Homes, Inc. v. Maine Department of TransportationSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991
  3. Trimble v. Commissioner, Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Fisco v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  2. Beck v. BeckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
  3. Tanya J. McMahon v. Christopher P. McMahonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2019
  4. Court v. KiesmanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
  5. Fisco v. Department of Human ServicesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

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