Blum v. Blum

This case presents the question whether exemptions from attachment provided by Maryland Code (1975, 1982 Cum. Supp.) § 15-601.1 of the Commercial Law Article apply to a wage lien for contractual spousal support ordered pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 1981 Repl.Vol., 1982 Cum.Supp.), Art. 16, § 5B (b) (1). More particularly, the question is whether the trial court erred in ordering a wage lien in an amount in excess of 25 percent of the wages due.

Article 16, § 5B (b) (1) 1 provides in pertinent part:

"(b) ... (1) If a court has ordered a person to pay for the support of a spouse or dependent…