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§ 10-131. Recipient's change of address

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Support in General (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Civil and Criminal Enforcement (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Child and Spousal Support--Earnings Withholding (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-131
§ 10-131. Recipient's change of address
Currentness
Notification of change of address
(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.
Effect of failure to give notice on deductions
(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.

Credits

Added as Family Law § 10-128 by Acts 1985, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-129 by Acts 1991, c. 37, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-131 by Acts 2001, c. 299, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 423, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 738, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-131, MD FAMILY § 10-131
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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