Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 10-131
Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 10-131
- certified mail: includes "registered mail"; and
(3) "registered mail" includes "certified mail". See - Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(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.