Section 10-136 – Enforcement of Out-of-State Support Orders
(a) Support orders issued out of state shall be enforced in the same manner under this Part III of this subtitle as support orders issued in this State. (b) A recipient of an out-of-state support order may file a request for service of an earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle by submitting the information […]
Section 10-137 – Withholding in Case of Out-of-State Obligor or Employer
In the case of an out-of-state obligor or out-of-state employer, the support enforcement agency shall, upon receipt of a request for service of an earnings withholding on the accrual of 30 days’ support arrears, send to the appropriate state agency or court a request for earnings withholding and any information and fees required by that […]
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 10-125 – Request for Service of Order — Required
Except as provided for in § 10-123 of this subtitle, the court may not cause a copy of the earnings withholding order to be served on any employer of the obligor until the court receives a request for service of the earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle and the requirements of §§ […]
Section 10-142 – Enforcement of Lien
(a) If a child support lien is not satisfied or released, the Administration may bring an action in a circuit court to enforce the lien. (b) The following persons shall be made parties to the proceeding: (1) each person who has a recorded lien on the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings under this […]
Section 10-126 – Request for Service of Order — Filing
(a) If an obligor accrues support payment arrears amounting to more than 30 days of support, the recipient or the support enforcement agency may file a request for service of the earnings withholding order. (b) (1) The request shall: (i) be under oath; (ii) state the last date or dates on which support payments were received, and the amount or […]
Section 10-143 – Out-of-State Liens
Upon request of the Administration, a child support lien arising in another state may be recorded and enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien arising under § 10-140 of this subtitle.