Section 10-131 - Change of address of recipient. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-131. Change of address of recipient.
 

(a)  In general.- If the address of a recipient changes, the recipient, within 10 days after moving to the new address, shall send the change of address to: 

(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)  Failure to give notice.- 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. 
 

[1985, ch. 329; 1991, ch. 37; 2001, ch. 299, § 1; 2006, ch. 423; 2010, ch. 738.]