1. A. The Administration shall:

   1. (1) Determine the total amount to be withheld from the obligor's earnings pursuant to Family Law Article, §10-122, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
   2. (2) Specify the amount to be withheld in the earnings withholding notice.

2. B. The total amount withheld shall be sufficient to pay:

   1. (1) Any current support obligation as specified in the support order;
   2. (2) Any amount specified in the support order to be applied toward arrearages existing at the time the court issued the support order; and
   3. (3) Any amount to be determined by the Administration to be applied toward arrearage accumulated after the issuance of the support order.
3. C. The amount due on a monthly basis under §B(3) of this regulation shall be 25 percent of the current monthly support obligation specified in the most recent support order, unless a lesser amount is set by the Administration after a request for reduction on grounds specified in Regulation .10B of this chapter.
4. D. The total amount to be withheld from the obligor's earnings may not exceed the maximum amount permitted under §303(b) of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §1673(b).

Authority: Family Law Article, §§10-114, 10-120—10-138, and 12-105, Annotated Code of Maryland
Agency Note: Federal Regulatory Reference—45 CFR §§302-35 and 303.100

Effective date: March 17, 2003 (30:5 Md. R. 366)

Regulation .02B amended effective December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1611)

Regulation .05B amended effective October 11, 2004 (31:20 Md. R. 1484)

Regulation .11B amended effective October 11, 2004 (31:20 Md. R. 1484)