(a) 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) 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 upport 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.
Maryland Legal Code