Section 10-138 – Earnings Withholding Order Upon Request of the Obligor or in Contempt or Other Proceedings
(a) Upon request of the obligor, the court shall immediately authorize service of an earnings withholding order. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part III, a court may at any time issue an earnings withholding order, in a contempt or other proceeding, if: (1) the recipient or the support enforcement agency has filed a petition that includes […]
Section 10-140 – Unpaid Child Support Constitutes a Lien
(a) (1) Unpaid child support, due under an order requiring payments through a support enforcement agency, constitutes a lien in favor of the obligee on all real and personal property of the obligor. (2) The Administration shall notify the obligor and obligee of any child support lien established under paragraph (1) of this subsection. (b) A child support lien […]
Section 10-124 – Service of Order on Employer
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Part III, the Administration may serve an earnings withholding notice on an employer of an obligor without the need for any modification of the support order or any further action by a tribunal if: (1) (i) a tribunal has issued a support order; and (ii) the Administration is providing child support services […]
Section 10-141 – Recording the Lien
(a) The Administration may file a notice of a child support lien with the clerk of a circuit court. (b) (1) On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court shall: (i) record and index the lien; and (ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court. (2) The docket entry shall […]
Section 10-112.1 – Child Support Payment Incentive Program
(a) In this section, “Program” means the Child Support Payment Incentive Program. (b) (1) By June 1, 2008, the Administration shall develop a statewide Child Support Payment Incentive Program to encourage payment of child support in cases in which an assignment has been made under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article by entering into agreements with child […]
Section 10-113 – Powers — Income Tax Refund Intercept; Interception of State Lottery Prizes
(a) Each year, the Administration may certify to the State Comptroller any obligor who is in arrears of support payments amounting to more than $150 under the court order, if: (1) the Administration has accepted an assignment of support under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article; or (2) the recipient of support payments has filed an application […]
Section 10-113.1 – Certification to State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Agency” means the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. (3) “Video lottery facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article. (4) “Video lottery operation licensee” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article. (b) The Administration may certify to […]
Section 10-113.2 – Interception of State Payments for Child Support Arrears
(a) The Administration may certify to the State Comptroller any obligor who is in arrears under a child support order, if: (1) the amount of arrears exceeds $150; and (2) the Administration is providing services in the case under Title IV, Part D, of the federal Social Security Act. (b) The Administration shall notify the obligor that: (1) a certification […]
Section 10-114 – Duties of Secretary of Human Services
(a) The Secretary of Human Services shall: (1) adopt rules and regulations for the collection of support; (2) adopt standards for staffing, record keeping, reporting, intergovernmental cooperation, and other management operations that are necessary to proper and efficient collection of support; (3) delegate any responsibility for support enforcement to a local department, for as long as: (i) the local government […]
Section 10-115 – Legal Representation
(a) In this section, “legal proceeding” means: (1) a civil action for child support; (2) a paternity proceeding under Title 5, Subtitle 10 of this article; and (3) a proceeding under Subtitle 3 of this title. (b) In any support action in which the Administration is providing child support services under federal law, the Administration may initiate a legal proceeding […]