Section 10-109 – Approval for Child Support Services
The Administration shall approve for child support services any individual who files an application and pays a fee for child support services as required by the Administration.
Section 10-121 – Withholding Orders; Required Statement
(a) Any order under this Part III of this subtitle that is passed on or after July 1, 1985 shall constitute an immediate and continuing withholding order on all earnings of the obligor that are due on or after the date of the support order. (b) (1) Any order under this Part III of this subtitle that is […]
Section 10-110 – Powers — Collection of Fees
(a) The Administration may: (1) charge an initial application fee of not more than $25 for support services; (2) deduct from the child support payment to defray the cost of providing support enforcement services under: (i) the Income Tax Refund Intercept Program under this subtitle; and (ii) the Federal Treasury Offset Program; and (3) collect fees from the obligor to defray […]
Section 10-122 – Amount of Earnings Withholding
(a) The amount of the earnings withholding shall: (1) be enough to pay the support and any arrearage included in the payments required by the support order; and (2) include any arrearage accrued since the support order. (b) (1) (i) When arrearages under subsection (a)(2) of this section are part of an earnings withholding order or earnings withholding notice, the total […]
Section 10-111 – Powers — Cooperative Agreements
(a) The Administration may make a cooperative agreement with a private or public agency, a circuit court, an institution, or a law enforcement official as to: (1) establishing paternity; (2) establishing liability for support; (3) collecting support; or (4) enforcing a court order to pay support. (b) A cooperative agreement made under this section may include arrangements for reimbursement for expenditures […]
Section 10-123 – Service of Order
(a) Except as otherwise provided for in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this Part III, a court shall immediately authorize service of an earnings withholding order when: (1) (i) a support order or modification of support order is passed on or after April 9, 1991; (ii) a case is being enforced by a support enforcement agency; […]
Section 10-112 – Powers — Settlement of Arrearage
(a) (1) Subject to the best interest of the child, if the Administration considers it to be in the best interest of this State in a case in which an assignment has been made under § 5–312(b)(2) of the Human Services Article, the Administration may accept in full settlement of an arrearage in child support payments an […]
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 […]