Texas Family Code - Section 157.313. Contents Of Child Support Lien Notice

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§ 157.313. CONTENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NOTICE.  (a) 
Except as provided by Subsection (e), a child support lien notice 
must contain:
		(1)  the name and address of the person to whom the 
notice is being sent;   
		(2)  the style, docket or cause number, and identity of 
the tribunal of this or another state having continuing 
jurisdiction of the child support action and, if the case is a Title 
IV-D case, the case number;
		(3)  the full name, address, and, if known, the birth 
date, driver's license number, social security number, and any 
aliases of the obligor;
		(4)  the full name and, if known, social security 
number of the obligee;    
		(5)  the amount of the current or prospective child 
support obligation, the frequency with which current or prospective 
child support is ordered to be paid, and the amount of child support 
arrearages owed by the obligor and the date of the signing of the 
court order, administrative order, or writ that determined the 
arrearages or the date and manner in which the arrearages were 
determined;
		(6)  the rate of interest specified in the court order, 
administrative order, or writ or, in the absence of a specified 
interest rate, the rate provided for by law;
		(7)  the name and address of the person or agency 
asserting the lien;       
		(8)  the motor vehicle identification number as shown 
on the obligor's title if the property is a motor vehicle;
		(9)  a statement that the lien attaches to all 
nonexempt real and personal property of the obligor that is located 
or recorded in the state, including any property specifically 
identified in the notice;
		(10)  a statement that any ordered child support not 
timely paid in the future constitutes a final judgment for the 
amount due and owing, including interest, and accrues up to an 
amount that may not exceed the lien amount;  and
		(11)  a statement that the obligor is being provided a 
copy of the lien notice and that the obligor may dispute the 
arrearage amount by filing suit under Section 157.323.
	(b)  A claimant may include any other information that the 
claimant considers necessary.
	(c)  The lien notice must be verified.                                         
	(d)  A claimant must file a notice for each after-acquired 
motor vehicle.    
	(e)  A notice of a lien for child support under this section 
may be in the form authorized by federal law or regulation.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, § 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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