§ 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.

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