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 10-111 – 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 10-112 – 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 […]
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 […]
Section 10-116 – Enforcement by Local Support Enforcement Office
(a) A local support enforcement office: (1) shall be funded from local and federal resources; and (2) may keep any surcharge that is assessed against the obligor to defray the costs of support collection. (b) The Administration shall pay a county that has a local support enforcement office collection incentives pursuant to a methodology based on the performance of […]