2013 Maryland Code
FAMILY LAW
§ 10-138 - Earnings withholding order upon request of the obligor or in contempt or other proceedings
§10-138.
(a) Upon request of the obligor, the court shall immediately authorize service of an earnings withholding order.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part III, a court may at any time issue an earnings withholding order, in a contempt or other proceeding, if:
(1) the recipient or the support enforcement agency has filed a petition that includes a request for an earnings withholding order; and
(2) the obligor is in arrears in support payments of more than 30 days.
(c) A hearing shall be held if the obligor appears and contests the issuance of the order.
(d) The amount of the wage withholding order entered under this subsection:
(1) shall be enough to pay the support as originally entered by the court; and
(2) may include a part of the arrearage.
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