1. (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. (1) the court:

      1. (i) by certified mail, return receipt requested; or
      2. (ii) by filing in person at the court and obtaining proof of filing;
   2. (2) the obligor, at the obligor's last known address, by first-class mail; and

   3. (3)

      1. (i) each employer who has been served with a copy of the earnings withholding order, by first-class mail; or

      2. (ii) if the support enforcement agency receives the support payments, the support enforcement agency:

         1. 1. by certified mail, return receipt requested;
         2. 2. if the agency's website allows parents to update address information, by entering the new address on-line;
         3. 3. by filing in person at the agency and obtaining proof of filing; or
         4. 4. by telephone or electronic communication to the agency and obtaining proof of change.

2. (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. (1) may not make further deductions;
   2. (2) shall return each undeliverable payment to the obligor; and
   3. (3) shall notify the court.

Added as Family Law § 10-128 by Acts 1985, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 1985. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-129 by Acts 1991, c. 37, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991. Renumbered as Family Law § 10-131 by Acts 2001, c. 299, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 423, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2010, c. 738, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.