# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 10. Support in General

### Subtitle 2. Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion

#### Section 10-207

(a) If the court sentences an individual who is convicted under Sec. 10-201 or Sec. 10-203 of this subtitle to the jurisdiction of the Division of Correction, the court may order the Commissioner of Correction:

  (1) to deduct an amount from any earnings of the individual; and

  (2) to pay that amount at certain intervals:

    (i) as provided in Sec. 10-202(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport of the individual's spouse under Sec. 10-201 of this subtitle; or

    (ii) as provided in Sec. 10-204(c) of this subtitle, if the individual is convicted of nonsupport or desertion of the individual's minor child under Sec. 10-203 of this subtitle.

(b) During the defendant's imprisonment, the court may modify or revoke the order.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)