Section 7. (a) If the IV–D agency is providing services to an obligee or to an obligor, it may enforce an income withholding order or a qualified domestic relations order pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 USC 1056, by sending notice of the withholding or qualified domestic relations order to the child support enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the obligor derives income, or directly to the obligor's employer or other source of income in that jurisdiction. The notice may be transmitted by any method including, but not limited to, paper, facsimile, magnetic tape or other electronic means. The notice shall be accompanied by a certification by the IV–D agency that the information contained in the notice accurately reflects its records.
(b) Upon receiving notice of a subsequent modification, the IV–D agency shall send notice of the order as modified to the child support enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the obligor derives income, or to the obligor's employer or other source of income.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 119a - Child Support Enforcement
Section 2a - Intimidation of Officers or Employees; Obstruction; Penalties
Section 3 - Actions to Enforce Subrogation Rights; Notice
Section 3a - Establishment of Paternity; Genetic Marker Tests
Section 6 - Arrearages; Collection Procedures
Section 7 - Entry of Support Order in Other Jurisdiction
Section 8 - Support Order of Other Jurisdiction; Filing; Documentation
Section 9 - Child Support Trust Fund
Section 10 - Child Support Trust Fund; Separate Accounts
Section 10a - Corrections for Overpayment, Underpayment, or Administrative Error
Section 11 - Child Support Trust Fund; Requisitions
Section 12 - Support Orders; Enforcement; Arrearages; Assignment of Wages; Notice and Hearing; Order