Md. Code, Family Law § 10-206
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 10-206, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§10–206.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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