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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 311

(1) An earnings withholding order issued under § 10-126 of the Family Law

(2) An earnings withholding order issued under this section; and

(3) Any other lien or legal process.

(c) (1) If a court orders an earnings withholding order under this section:

(i) The clerk of the court immediately shall:

1. Serve a copy of the earnings withholding order on any
current or subsequent employers of the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT, if known; and

2. Mail a copy of the earnings withholding order to the
defendant OR LIABLE PARENT at the last known address or place of incarceration of the
defendant, if known;

(ii) A defendant OR LIABLE PARENT immediately shall notify the
court and the Division OR DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE of:

1. Any objection to an earnings withholding order; and

2. The current address of the residence of the defendant OR
LIABLE PARENT, the name of the employer, and the work address of the defendant OR
LIABLE PARENT, or any change of employer, residence, or work address of the defendant
OR LIABLE PARENT;

(iii) An employer who is served with an earnings withholding order
under this section immediately shall notify the court and the Division OR DEPARTMENT
OF JUVENILE JUSTICE of the following information:

1. Any justification for an employer's inability to comply with
the earnings withholding order;

2. The address of the residence of the defendant OR LIABLE
PARENT on the termination of employment;

3. Information regarding the new place of employment of the
defendant OR LIABLE PARENT; or

4. That the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT has been
reemployed by the employer; and

(iv) Unless the information has previously been provided to the court,
the Division, DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, or the Central Collection Unit shall
notify the court of any current or subsequent address of the residence of the defendant
OR LIABLE PARENT and the employer and work address of the defendant OR LIABLE
PARENT.

(2) An earnings withholding order is binding on each present and future
employer of the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT who has been served with the order.

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