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§ 10-126. Requests for service of earnings withholding orders

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily Law

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)
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-126
§ 10-126. Requests for service of earnings withholding orders
Currentness
In general
(a) If an obligor accrues support payment arrears amounting to more than 30 days of support, the recipient or the support enforcement agency may file a request for service of the earnings withholding order.
Contents and form of requests
(b)(1) The request shall:
(i) be under oath;
(ii) state the last date or dates on which support payments were received, and the amount or amounts of the support payments; and
(iii) state the amount of arrearage.
(2) The request may be filed on a form which shall be provided by the court.
Penalties for false claims
(c) Any person who willfully makes a false representation in a request for service of an earnings withholding order under this section shall be subject to the penalties for perjury.
Support enforcement agency
(d) When support payments are being made through the support enforcement agency, the agency shall file the request for service of the earnings withholding order.

Credits

Added as Family Law § 10-123 by Acts 1985, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-124 by Acts 1991, c. 37, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-126 by Acts 2001, c. 299, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
MD Code, Family Law, § 10-126, MD FAMILY § 10-126
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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