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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 329

(2) dismissal of the obligor from employment.]
[10-125.

(a)  If the address of a recipient changes, the recipient,
within a reasonable time, shall send the change of address by
return-receipt mail to:

(1)  the court;

(2)  each employer who has been served with a copy of
an order that establishes the lien; and

(3)  if a support enforcement agency receives the
payments, the support enforcement agency.

(b)  If, because of the failure of a recipient to give
notice under this section, an employer or support enforcement
agency is unable for a 3-month period to deliver deductions under
the order that establishes the lien, the employer or agency.:

(1)  may not make further deductions; and

(2)  shall return each undeliverable payment to the
obligor.]

[10-126.

On petition of the obligor, the court shall terminate the
lien if:

(1)  the employer has made full deductions for 12
continuous months and the total arrearage is paid; or

(2)  because of the failure of the recipient to give
notice of a change of address as required by § 10-125 of this
subtitle, the employer or support enforcement agency has been
unable to deliver deductions for a 3-month period.]

PART III. CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT - EARNINGS WITHHOLDING

10-120.

(A)  ANY ORDER UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE THAT IS
PASSED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1985 SHALL CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE AND
CONTINUING WITHHOLDING ORDER ON ALL EARNINGS OF THE OBLIGOR THAT
ARE DUE ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF THE SUPPORT ORDER.

(B)  (1) ANY ORDER UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE THAT
IS PASSED BEFORE JULY 1, 1985 SHALL BECOME AN IMMEDIATE AND
CONTINUING WITHHOLDING ORDER ON ALL EARNINGS OF THE OBLIGOR THAT
ARE DUE ON OR AFTER THE DATE OF THE WITHHOLDING ORDER ON THE
FILING BY THE RECIPIENT OR SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF:

(I) A MOTION FOR A WITHHOLDING ORDER ON THE
EARNINGS OF THE OBLIGOR; AND