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BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor 2603 neglects to provide for the support and maintenance of his wife is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in any court. Any person charged with a violation of this section may be prosecuted in the jurisdiction where he or his wife resides. The fine may be directed by the court to be paid in whole or in part to the wife; provided, that before the trial with the consent of the defendant, or after conviction, instead of imposing the punishment hereinbefore provided, or in addition thereto, the court in its discretion, having regard to the circumstances and and financial require, directing the defendant to pay a certain sum weekly defendant from custody on probation for the space of three years upon his entering into a recognizance in such sum as the court shall direct, with or without sureties. Any such order shall constitute a lien on the earnings of the Department. All such deductions are to be paid directly by the employer to the [notifying Probation Probation Department.] COLLECTIONS OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OR THE LOCALLY DESIGNATED GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR THE COLLECTION OF DOMESTIC PAYMENTS. The condition of the recognizance shall be such that if the defendant makes his personal appearance at the court whenever ordered to do so within the three years, and further complies with the terms of the order, or of any subsequent modification thereof, then the recognizance shall be void, otherwise of full force and effect. If the court be satisfied by information and due proof under oath, at any time during the three years, that the defendant has violated the terms of the order, it may original indictment, or sentence him under the original conviction, as the case may be. In the case of forfeiture of a recognizance and enforcement thereof by execution, the sum recovered may, in the discretion of the court, be paid in whole or in part to the wife. (b) (1) Any parent who deserts or wilfully neglects (2) Any parent charged with a violation of this (3) However, before the trial with the consent
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