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MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-129 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-129 - Deductions From Obligor's Earnings

    (a)    On receipt of a copy of an earnings withholding order or earnings withholding notice an employer shall, beginning with the next pay period after receipt of the earnings withholding order or earnings withholding notice:        (1)    deduct the amount of the withholding from the obligor’s earnings on a regular basis; and        (2)    send the deducted net amount directly to the State disbursement unit within 7 days not including Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday after the day on which the earnings are paid to the obligor.    (b)    An employer may deduct and retain from the obligor’s wages an additional $2 for each deduction made under the earnings withholding order or earnings withholding notice.    (c)    An employer may not use the withholding as a basis for:        (1)    reprisal against the obligor;        (2)    dismissal of the obligor from employment; or        (3)    refusal to hire or to promote the obligor.    (d)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of § 10-131 of this subtitle:            (i)    the recipient or the support enforcement agency may bring a civil action against an employer who willfully violates subsection (a) of this section; and            (ii)    an employer is liable for damages under this subsection in an amount equal to the amount of any withholding that the employer failed to deduct from the obligor’s earnings or failed to send within the time required under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The employer’s liability under this subsection shall be in addition to any amounts paid directly or indirectly by the obligor.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-130 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-130 - Termination of Obligor's Employment

    Within 10 days after the employer receives notice of an obligor’s decision to terminate employment or within 10 days after the termination, whichever occurs earlier, the employer shall:         (1)    notify the court and the support enforcement agency; and        (2)    forward to the court any available information as to the obligor’s:            (i)    Social Security number;            (ii)    home address; and            (iii)    new place of employment.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-131 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-131 - Change of Address of Recipient

    (a)    If the address of a recipient changes, the recipient, within 10 days after moving to the new address, shall send the change of address to:        (1)    the court:            (i)    by certified mail, return receipt requested; or            (ii)    by filing in person at the court and obtaining proof of filing;        (2)    the obligor, at the obligor’s last known address, by first–class mail; and        (3)    (i)    each employer who has been served with a copy of the earnings withholding order, by first–class mail; or            (ii)    if the support enforcement agency receives the support payments, the support enforcement agency:                1.    by certified mail, return receipt requested;                2.    if the agency’s website allows parents to update address information, by entering the new address on–line;                3.    by filing in person at the agency and obtaining proof of filing; or                4.    by telephone or electronic communication to the agency and obtaining proof of change.    (b)    If, because of the failure of a recipient to give notice under this section, an employer or the support enforcement agency is unable for a 2-month period to deliver deductions under the earnings withholding order, the employer or agency:        (1)    may not make further deductions;        (2)    shall return each undeliverable payment to the obligor; and        (3)    shall notify the court.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-132 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-132 - Change of Obligor's Address or Place of Employment

    If the address or place of employment of the obligor changes, the obligor, within 10 days after moving to a new address or receiving the first earnings from a new employer, shall send the change of address or new place of employment to:        (1)    the court:            (i)    by certified mail, return receipt requested; or            (ii)    by filing in person at the court and obtaining proof of filing; and        (2)    (i)    if the recipient receives the support payments, the recipient, by first–class mail; or            (ii)    if the support enforcement agency receives the support payments, the support enforcement agency:                1.    by certified mail, return receipt requested;                2.    if the agency’s website allows parents to update address and employment information, by entering the new address or place of employment on–line;                3.    by filing in person at the agency and obtaining proof of filing; or                4.    by telephone or electronic communication to the agency and obtaining proof of change.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-133 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-133 - Stay of Order

    (a)    Except as provided in § 10-123 or § 10-124 of this subtitle, an obligor may contest the issuance of an earnings withholding order by moving for a stay of the order no later than 15 days after a copy of the withholding order is mailed to the obligor under § 10-127 of this subtitle.    (b)    A motion for a stay of the withholding order:        (1)    shall be under oath;        (2)    shall state the grounds for contesting the earnings withholding, including dates and amount of payments in dispute; and        (3)    may be on a form that shall be prepared by the court.    (c)    Any person who willfully makes a false representation of facts on a motion for stay of the withholding order under this section shall be subject to the penalties for perjury.    (d)    Upon receipt of a motion for a stay of the withholding order under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall immediately notify the recipient and the support enforcement agency, if applicable, and shall schedule a hearing within 15 days.    (e)    The only issues that may be adjudicated at a hearing scheduled under this section are:        (1)    whether the alleged arrearage existed;        (2)    the amount of the arrearage;        (3)    the identity of the obligor; and        (4)    that the amount of the withholding order exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.    (f)    Payment of arrearage after the date of the motion for service of the withholding order is not a defense against withholding.    (g)    After adjudication of the issues under subsection (e) of this section, if the court finds that the obligor owed an amount in excess of 30 days’ support at the time the request for service of the withholding order was filed, the court shall cause the earnings withholding order to be served on the obligor’s employer immediately and shall deny the stay.    (h)    If the court finds that the amount of the withholding order exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the court shall alter the amount of the earnings withholding to the maximum allowed under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.    (i)    In any event, the court shall rule on the request for service of the earnings withholding order within 45 days of the mailing of the notice to the obligor.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-134 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-134 - Termination of Withholding

    (a)    On motion of the obligor or the recipient that may be filed on a form which shall be prepared by the court, the court shall terminate the withholding if:        (1)    the support obligation is terminated and the total arrearages are paid;        (2)    all of the parties join in a motion for termination of the withholding; or        (3)    within 60 days of the withholding order being served, the court finds:            (i)    no history of child support arrearages; and            (ii)    the arrearage which gave rise to the withholding order was the result of a bona fide medical emergency involving hospitalization of the obligor or the death of the obligor’s parents, spouse, children, or stepchildren.    (b)    The Administration shall notify the employer to terminate the withholding without the necessity of a further order when:        (1)    the support obligation is fulfilled; and        (2)    no arrearage exists.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-135 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|Section 10-135 - Enforcement of Out-of-State Withholding Orders

    Earnings withholding orders issued out of state shall be enforced in the same manner under this Part III of this subtitle as earnings withholding orders issued in this State.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-136 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|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 required under § 10-126 of this subtitle, and a certified support order or a support order registered in this State.    (c)    (1)    A recipient of an out-of-state support order may request that the support enforcement agency file with the court a request for service of an earnings withholding order under § 10-126 of this subtitle by submitting a request for service, a certified support order, and a statement of arrears under oath.        (2)    A request under this subsection may be submitted by the recipient or a support enforcement agency.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-137 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|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 state to process the request.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-138 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part III - Child and Spousal Support -- Earnings Withholding|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 a request for an earnings withholding order; and        (2)    the obligor is in arrears in support payments of more than 30 days.    (c)    A hearing shall be held if the obligor appears and contests the issuance of the order.    (d)    The amount of the wage withholding order entered under this subsection:        (1)    shall be enough to pay the support as originally entered by the court; and        (2)    may include a part of the arrearage.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-140 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part IV - Child Support Liens|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 established under subsection (a) of this section arises on the date of notice that the support is due and continues to the date on which the child support lien is:        (1)    satisfied;        (2)    released by the Administration because the child support lien is:            (i)    unenforceable; or            (ii)    uncollectible; or        (3)    released by order of the court.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-141 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part IV - Child Support Liens|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 include:            (i)    the name of the person whose property is subject to the child support lien; and            (ii)    the amount and date of the child support lien.    (c)    (1)    From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.        (2)    A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-142 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part IV - Child Support Liens|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; and        (2)    each person who claims a right or interest in the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings under this section.    (c)    The court, acting without a jury, shall:        (1)    adjudicate all matters involved in the proceedings; and        (2)    determine the merits of all claims or liens.    (d)    If the claim of the obligee is established, the court may order:        (1)    a sale of the property or rights to property; and        (2)    a distribution of any proceeds of sale to the Administration or obligee.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-143 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part IV - Child Support Liens|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.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-144 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 1 - Civil and Criminal Enforcement|Part IV - Child Support Liens|Section 10-144 - Remedies

    The remedies provided in this Part IV are in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedies.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-201 - Nonsupport of Spouse Prohibited; Penalties

    (a)    A spouse may not willfully fail to provide for the support of the other spouse, without just cause.    (b)    An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.    (c)    If an individual is convicted under this section, the court may order the individual to pay any fine wholly or partly to the spouse.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-202 - Order to Pay Spousal Support

    (a)    Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-201 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-201 of this subtitle, the court may:        (1)    order the individual to pay spousal support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years; and        (2)    place the individual on probation on the individual’s entering into a recognizance.    (b)    In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual.    (c)    The accused individual shall make the payments to the spouse directly or through the appropriate support enforcement agency.    (d)    The court may modify the order as circumstances require.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-203 - Nonsupport of and Desertion of Minor Child Prohibited; Penalties

    (a)    A parent may not willfully fail to provide for the support of his or her minor child.    (b)    A parent may not desert his or her minor child.    (c)    An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-204 - Order to Pay Child Support

    (a)    Before trial and with the written consent of the accused individual, or on conviction of the individual under § 10-203 of this subtitle, instead of or in addition to imposing a penalty under § 10-203 of this subtitle, the court may:        (1)    order the individual to pay child support periodically in a certain amount for 3 years, or, if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, order the individual to make payments as provided in the agreement; and        (2)    place the individual on probation on the individual’s entering into a recognizance.    (b)    In passing the order, the court shall consider the financial circumstances of the accused individual.    (c)    The accused individual shall make the payments:        (1)    to the person who has custody of the minor child, through the appropriate support enforcement agency; or        (2)    if there is an agreement with respect to support of the child, to the recipient designated in the agreement.    (d)    The court may modify the order as circumstances require.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-205 - Recognizance

    (a)    A recognizance ordered by the court under § 10-202 or § 10-204 of this subtitle shall be:        (1)    in an amount that the court directs; and        (2)    on the conditions that:            (i)    if the individual is summoned to appear by the court within the 3-year probationary period, the individual shall appear; and            (ii)    the individual shall pay support as ordered by the court.    (b)    During the 3-year probationary period, if an individual fails to pay support under the court’s order, the court may proceed to try or sentence the individual.    (c)    The court may order that a forfeited recognizance be paid wholly or partly as provided in § 10-202(c) or § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, as appropriate.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-206 - Lien on Earnings

    (a)    An order to pay support under this subtitle is a lien on the earnings of the accused individual.    (b)    The court shall send a certified copy of each order that establishes a lien on earnings to the appropriate support enforcement agency. The support enforcement agency shall notify the individual’s employer of the lien.    (c)    On receipt of notice of the lien from the support enforcement agency, the employer shall:        (1)    on a regular basis, deduct the amount of the lien from the individual’s earnings; and        (2)    send the deducted amount to the support enforcement agency.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-207 - Deduction From Inmate's Earnings

    (a)    If the court sentences an individual who is convicted under § 10-201 or § 10-203 of this subtitle to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, the court may order the Commissioner of Correction:        (1)    to deduct an amount from any earnings of the individual; and        (2)    to pay that amount at certain intervals:            (i)    as provided in § 10-202(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport of the individual’s spouse under § 10-201 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    as provided in § 10-204(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child under § 10-203 of this subtitle.    (b)    During the defendant’s imprisonment, the court may modify or revoke the order.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  10-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 10 - Support in General|Subtitle 2 - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion|Part I - Nonsupport of Spouse; Nonsupport or Desertion of Minor Child -- in General|Section 10-208 - Venue

    (a)    An individual who is charged with nonsupport of the individual’s spouse may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the spouse resides.    (b)    An individual who is charged with nonsupport or desertion of the individual’s minor child may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where the individual or the individual’s minor child resides.