§ 354. Hearing officer
(a) There shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, one (1) or more hearing officers who are by reason of training, education, experience and such other criteria as may be established in writing by the Attorney General qualified to hear and render decisions in paternity and child support cases. […]
§ 355. Notice for income withholding or income tax refund withholding
(a) Upon whichever may first occur: (1) the day the obligor fails to make payments under a child support order or an order for child support in conjunction with spousal or former spousal support in an amount equal to the support payable for one (1) month, or (2) the day on which an obligor or […]
§ 356. Hearing
(a) If the obligor wishes to contest income withholding or income tax refund withholding, he or she must notify the Division and the Administration Hearing Office in writing within ten (10) days of the notice provided for in section 355 of this chapter. Failure to inform the Division within ten (10) days of the date […]
§ 357. Notice to employer
The Division shall send written notice, or, at the discretion of the Division, notice through electronic means, of income withholding to the obligor’s employer: (1) within 2 business days after the issuance of an order requiring immediate wage withholding pursuant to section 353(a) of this chapter or within 2 business days after the date of […]
§ 358. Employer’s obligations
An employer who receives a notice or order of income withholding as provided in section 357 of this chapter shall: (1) withhold from the obligor’s income the amount stated in section 357(2)(a) of this chapter; (2) send this amount to the Child Support Disbursement Unit according to section 357(2)(b) of this chapter; (3) continue to […]
§ 349. Effect of obligor’s death
The obligation to give support ceases with the death of the person obliged to give it, even when given in fulfilment of a final judgment.
§ 350. Transfer of right; set-off
(a) The right to receive support can not be relinquished or transmitted to a third party; Provided, That in the case of a person who is receiving public assistance in the form of financial aid for dependent children from the Department of Social Welfare or any other governmental agency through any federal, territorial, or joint […]
§ 351. Time obligation ceases
The obligation to give support ceases— (1) with the death of the recipient; (2) when the means of the person obliged to give it shall have been reduced so that he cannot do so without disregarding his own needs and those of his family; (3) when the recipient is capable of working at a trade, […]
§ 352. Priority of support judgment or order over other obligations; payroll deductions
(a) A judgment or order entered under this subchapter against any person for the support of a person he or she is found obligated to support pursuant to section 342 of this chapter or pursuant to subchapter 3 of this chapter shall take priority over all other financial obligations of said person, and shall be […]
§ 353. Immediate income withholding for all orders requiring payment of child support or child support in conjunction with spousal or former spousal support
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every order of child support or child support in conjunction with spousal or former spousal support entered or modified by the Superior Court or an administrative hearing officer shall include a provision that the child support obligation of the order be enforced through immediate income […]