Maryland Family Law FAQs

• Q: What Are The Timeframes Required For Me As An Employer To Process Eft Payments?
  A: As a general rule, payments for child support should be remitted no later than five business days after they have been deducted from the employee`s paycheck.
• Q: I Have A Small Payroll And It Is Easier For Me To Mail In Withheld Child Support Payments. Why Do I Have To Use Eft/Edi?
  A: You are not required to use EFT/EDI. You may continue mailing child support payments as you do now.
• Q: How Will Eft Improve Things?
  A: The process will reduce costs for you as an employer by minimizing the manual labor involved in preparing checks. If you currently use a payroll service, the service … More
• Q: Will There Be Assistance Provided To Employers For Electronic Data Interchange And Problems That May Arise?
  A: Yes. Contact Maryland`s Child Support Enforcement Administration.
• Q: How Can I Get Additional Information About The Electronic Formats Of Files?
  A: Additional information can be obtained through Maryland`s Child Support Enforcement Administration.
• Q: Do I Send All Child Support Payments, Regardless Of The County That Issued The Wage Withholding Order, To The New Central Collection?
  A: Yes.
• Q: I Currently Send The Child Support Payment Directly To The Custodial Parent. Should I Now Start Sending These Payments To The New Central Collection?
  A: NO. Send only those payments that you have been sending to a Maryland child support enforcement office.
• Q: I Send The Child Support Payments To Another State. Should I Now Send The Payments To The New Central Collections Address?
  A: NO. Use the new central collections address for just the payments that you have been sending to a Maryland child support enforcement office.
• Q: How Can I Use The Electronic Funds Transfer?
  A: Electronic funds transfer is still in testing. The State of Maryland is not ready to accept funds electronically yet. We will notify you as soon as this is available.
• Q: What Is Check Batching?
  A: This means that you write one check instead of multiple checks.
• Q: When Do I Have To Send In The Payments?
  A: Child support payments deducted from an employee`s earnings must be mailed within 7 business days after the day on which the earnings are paid to that employee.

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