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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.519 (2026)

Lien on rights of action for personal injury or negligence, when, procedure

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  454.519.  Lien on rights of action for personal injury or negligence, when, procedure — notice, contents — liability of persons making payment or settlement after notice. — 1.  The director, IV-D agency or the obligee may cause a lien for unpaid and delinquent child or spousal support to be placed upon any and all demands or rights of action for negligence or personal injury which any obligor delinquent in child or spousal support payments may have.

  2.  No such lien shall be effective unless and until a written notice is mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the alleged tort-feasor or the attorney of record, if any.  The notice shall contain the name and address of the delinquent obligor, the Social Security number of the obligor, if known, the name of the obligee, and the amount of delinquent child or spousal support.  The notice shall also instruct the tort-feasor to mail a copy of the notice of lien to the tort-feasor's insurance carrier, if any.

  3.  Notice of this lien shall not be mailed unless the delinquent child or spousal support obligation exceeds one hundred dollars.

  4.  Any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, including an insurance carrier, making any payment or settlement in full or partial satisfaction of the demand or right of action, after receipt by the tort-feasor of the notice of lien, shall be liable to the obligee or, if support has been assigned pursuant to subsection 2 of section 208.040, to the state or IV-D agency in an amount equal to the lesser of the payment or settlement, or the delinquent child or spousal support.  In such event, the lien may be enforced by a suit at law against any person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations making the payment or settlement.

  5.  In cases which are not IV-D cases to cause a lien pursuant to the provisions of this section the obligee or the obligee's attorney shall file notice of the lien with the lienholder or payor.  This notice shall have attached a certified copy of the court order with all modifications and a sworn statement by the obligee or a certified statement from the court attesting to or certifying the amount of arrearages.

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(L. 1986 H.B. 1479, A.L. 1993 S.B. 253, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361)

Effective 7-01-97

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, 975 S.W.2d 485 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998).
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Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, 975 S.W.2d 485 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “1 On May 23, 1996, pursuant to section 454.519 RSMo 1994, Wife asserted a lien in the amount of $18,001.”
Collector of Revenue of St. Louis v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens Land Tax Suit 178, 533 S.W.3d 816 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “518), and personal injury or negligence claims (Section 454.519), but none of these statutes provide special priority lien status.”
Karen Peoples v. Med. Prot. Co., 584 S.W.3d 339 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 25× “because her compliance with the requirements of § 454.519 (respecting liens on negligence or personal injury demands or rights of action) was not sufficient.”
Travis v. Knodell, No. 3:24-cv-05002 (W.D. Mo. Oct. 3, 2024). · cites it 6× “Plaintiff alleges that he was not afforded due process prior to the enforcement of a child support order and that a lien was taken against his award from a car wreck and the notice of the lien was not done in accordance with Section 454.519, RSMo. Plaintiff further alleges that…”
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