Md. Code, Family Law § 10-141
This is the official text of Md. Code, Family Law § 10-141, part of Maryland’s Code, Family Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§10–141.
Official statutory text
(a) The Administration may file a notice of a child support lien with the clerk of a circuit court.
(b) (1) On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court shall:
(i) record and index the lien; and
(ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.
(2) The docket entry shall include:
(i) the name of the person whose property is subject to the child support lien; and
(ii) the amount and date of the child support lien.
(c) (1) From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.
(2) A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.
(b) (1) On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court shall:
(i) record and index the lien; and
(ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.
(2) The docket entry shall include:
(i) the name of the person whose property is subject to the child support lien; and
(ii) the amount and date of the child support lien.
(c) (1) From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.
(2) A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.
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