§ 10-124. Service of earnings withholding notices on employers
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MD Code, Family Law, § 10-124
§ 10-124. Service of earnings withholding notices on employers
(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:
(ii) the Administration is providing child support services under Title IV, Part D, of the Social Security Act;1 or
(b) The Administration may serve an employer with an earnings withholding notice using an electronic format if the employer has entered into an agreement with the Administration to accept service of an earnings withholding notice in this manner.
(c) When the Administration serves an employer with an earnings withholding notice under this section, the Administration shall send to the obligor, by first-class mail, at the obligor's last known home address and place of employment:
(3) a statement of the obligor's right to contest the accuracy of the information provided in the earnings withholding notice by filing a motion for a stay of the earnings withholding notice in circuit court or requesting an investigation no later than 30 days after a copy of the withholding notice is mailed to the obligor under this section; and
(d) The only issues that may be adjudicated at a hearing or contested in an investigation under subsection (c)(3) of this section are:
(4) that the amount of the withholding notice exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.2
(e)(1) If an obligor requests an investigation, the Administration shall:
Credits
Added as Family Law § 10-122.1 by Acts 1997, c. 609, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-124 by Acts 2001, c. 299, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 299, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2004, c. 435, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004.
Footnotes
Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, codified at 42 U.S.C.A. § 301 et seq.
Pub.L. 90-321, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 146, codified at 15 U.S.C.A. § 1601 et seq.
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-124, MD FAMILY § 10-124
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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