Tex. Family Code § 157.313
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 157.313, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 157.313. CONTENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NOTICE.
Official statutory text
(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 and any property acquired after the date of filing or delivery of 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) Except as provided by Subsection (e), 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. The federal form of lien notice does not require verification when used by the Title IV-D agency.
(f) The requirement under Subsections (a)(3) and (4) to provide a social security number, if known, does not apply to a lien notice for a lien on real property.
(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 and any property acquired after the date of filing or delivery of 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) Except as provided by Subsection (e), 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. The federal form of lien notice does not require verification when used by the Title IV-D agency.
(f) The requirement under Subsections (a)(3) and (4) to provide a social security number, if known, does not apply to a lien notice for a lien on real property.
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