Maine Retirement Asset Protection Laws

Maine laws protect the following retirement assets from creditors:

• legislative retirement system benefits, except for child support and QDRO payments;
• self-employed plans benefits, except for child support and QDRO payments;
• state retirement system benefits, except for child support and QDRO payments;
• payments or accounts under a qualified stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, annuity, IRA, or similar plan or contract;
• group annuity contract or pension trust benefits; and
• military retirement pay, limited to 50 percent of disposable pay to satisfy child support and alimony obligations.