Case Harvester
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support_orders

API table: support_orders

Court orders for financial support, including payment amounts, schedules, and recipients.

Historical records: this table holds records migrated from Case Harvester's pre-2026 schema. It no longer receives new records.

Definitions have been recorded for some columns and not others. A column with no definition below has not been documented yet.

A field with a fixed, closed set of values lists that set below. A field with documented codes lists its known values, and shows a meaning for the ones that have been described. Other value lists are not published here. Licensed clients can read them through GET /metadata.

Case Number

API field: case_number

Maryland Judiciary case number that links this support order to case_info.

Served type
String
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Order ID

API field: order_id

Source-published identifier for the support order.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Order Version

API field: version

Source version number for the support order.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Order Status

API field: status

Current or reported status of the support order.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Status Date

API field: status_date

Parsed date the support-order status took effect or was recorded.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 32.3% of served rows (27,431 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Order Date

API field: order_date

Parsed date the support order was issued.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • default sort: desc
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Effective Date

API field: effective_date

Parsed date the support order takes effect.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • date bucket

Populated on 59.2% of served rows (50,304 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Effective Date Text

API field: effective_date_text

Verbatim legacy text describing when the support order becomes effective.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 3.9% of served rows (3,340 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Obligor

API field: obligor

Person recorded as owing support; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 28.6% of served rows (24,297 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Support Payee

API field: support_to

Person or entity designated to receive support; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 94.2% of served rows (80,007 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Support Amount

API field: support_amount

Periodic support amount ordered.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Support Frequency

API field: support_frequency

Frequency at which the support amount is due.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 94.3% of served rows (80,075 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Arrears Payee

API field: arrears_to

Person or entity designated to receive arrears payments; policy-protected rows may return null.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Redaction
Returned as null when the row belongs to a protected person.
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 34.3% of served rows (29,142 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Arrears Amount

API field: arrears_amount

Support-arrears amount recorded by the source.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • sortable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange
  • aggregate sum

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Arrears Frequency

API field: arrears_frequency

Payment frequency specified for support arrears.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • aggregate group

Populated on 34.4% of served rows (29,205 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

BTR Amount

API field: btr_amount

Amount carried in the legacy source's BTR field.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

BTR Frequency

API field: btr_frequency

Payment frequency carried in the legacy source's BTR field.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 5.2% of served rows (4,424 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

MAPR Amount

API field: mapr_amount

Amount carried in the legacy source's MAPR field.

Served type
Numeric
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

MAPR Frequency

API field: mapr_frequency

Payment frequency carried in the legacy source's MAPR field.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 1.2% of served rows (1,050 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Medical Insurance Report Date

API field: medical_insurance_report_date

Parsed date medical-insurance information must be reported.

Served type
Date
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 30.2% of served rows (25,647 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Lien

API field: lien

Verbatim lien indicator or description supplied with the support order.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Order Provisions

API field: provisions

Additional provisions or narrative terms of the support order.

Served type
String
Nullability
May be null
Query capabilities
  • selectable

Populated on <1% of served rows (675 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Support Order Row ID

API field: id

CaseHarvester's own identifier for this support order row.

Served type
Integer
Nullability
Always present on a served row
Query capabilities
  • selectable
  • filter: equals
  • filter: set
  • filter: greaterThan
  • filter: greaterThanOrEqual
  • filter: lessThan
  • filter: lessThanOrEqual
  • filter: inRange

Populated on 100% of served rows (84,933 of 84,933), measured October 15, 2026 at 03:09 UTC

Generated from the current served catalog.