Section 10-126 - Request for service of order - Filing.
§ 10-126. Request for service of order - Filing.
(a) When filed.- If an obligor accrues support payment arrears amounting to more than 30 days of support, the recipient or the support enforcement agency may file a request for service of the earnings withholding order.
(b) Form of request.-
(1) The request shall:
(i) be under oath;
(ii) state the last date or dates on which support payments were received, and the amount or amounts of the support payments; and
(iii) state the amount of arrearage.
(2) The request may be filed on a form which shall be provided by the court.
(c) Penalty for false representation.- Any person who willfully makes a false representation in a request for service of an earnings withholding order under this section shall be subject to the penalties for perjury.
(d) Filing by support enforcement agency.- When support payments are being made through the support enforcement agency, the agency shall file the request for service of the earnings withholding order.
[1985, ch. 329; 1991, ch. 37; 2001, ch. 299, § 1.]