Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 157. ENFORCEMENT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.314 (2026)

Filing Lien Notice Or Abstract Of Judgment; Notice To Obligor

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Sec. 157.314. FILING LIEN NOTICE OR ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT; NOTICE TO OBLIGOR. (a) A child support lien notice or an abstract of judgment for past due child support may be filed by the claimant with the county clerk of:

(1) any county in which the obligor is believed to own nonexempt real or personal property;

(2) the county in which the obligor resides; or

(3) the county in which the court having continuing jurisdiction has venue of the suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

(b) A child support lien notice may be filed with or delivered to the following, as appropriate:

(1) the clerk of the court in which a claim, counterclaim, or suit by, or on behalf of, the obligor, including a claim or potential right to proceeds from an estate as an heir, beneficiary, or creditor, is pending, provided that a copy of the lien is mailed to the attorney of record for the obligor, if any;

(2) an attorney who represents the obligor in a claim or counterclaim that has not been filed with a court;

(3) any other individual or organization believed to be in possession of real or personal property of the obligor; or

(4) any governmental unit or agency that issues or records certificates, titles, or other indicia of property ownership.

(c) Not later than the 21st day after the date of filing or delivering the child support lien notice, the claimant shall provide a copy of the notice to the obligor by first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor at the obligor's last known address. If another person is known to have an ownership interest in the property subject to the lien, the claimant shall provide a copy of the lien notice to that person at the time notice is provided to the obligor.

(d) If a child support lien notice is delivered to a financial institution with respect to an account of the obligor, the institution shall immediately:

(1) provide the claimant with the last known address of the obligor; and

(2) notify any other person having an ownership interest in the account that the account has been frozen in an amount not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearage identified in the notice.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: Michel Salomon & Malena Salomon v. Isabelle (Salomon) Lesay, & Khalaf S. Khalaf, 369 S.W.3d 540 (Tex. App. 2012).
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Michel Salomon & Malena Salomon v. Isabelle (Salomon) Lesay, & Khalaf S. Khalaf, 369 S.W.3d 540 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.314(a)(1) (West 2008).”
Herzfeld v. Herzfeld, 285 S.W.3d 122 (Tex. App. 2009). “See generally Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.314 (Vernon 2008) (entitled “Filing Lien Notice or Abstract of Judgment; Notice to Obligor”).”
United States v. Brosseau, 446 F. Supp. 2d 659 (N.D. Tex. 2006). · cites it 4× “Tex. Family Code Ann. § 157.312 (d). The lien is perfected when it is properly filed or delivered.”
in the Interest of D.L.D., a Child, 374 S.W.3d 509 (Tex. App. 2012). “The obligor is also entitled to notice of the child support lien no later than twenty-one days after the claimant files notice of the child support lien with the person or organization in possession of the obligor’s real or personal property.”
White v. Davenport, 398 S.W.3d 802 (Tex. App. 2012). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.314 (West 2008), § 157.”
United States v. 10.64 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in STARR Cnty., STATE OF TEXAS (S.D. Tex. 2021). “”); Tex. Fam. Code § 157.314(b) (“A child support lien notice may be filed with or delivered to the following, as appropriate: (1) the clerk of the court in which a claim, counterclaim, or suit by, or on behalf of, the obligor, including a claim or potential right to proceeds…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 157.314(a)(1) — 1 case
Michel Salomon & Malena Salomon v. Isabelle (Salomon) Lesay, & Khalaf S. Khalaf, 369 S.W.3d 540 (Tex. App. 2012). “” Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.314(a)(1) (West 2008).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 157.314(b) — 1 case
United States v. 10.64 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in STARR Cnty., STATE OF TEXAS (S.D. Tex. 2021). “”); Tex. Fam. Code § 157.314(b) (“A child support lien notice may be filed with or delivered to the following, as appropriate: (1) the clerk of the court in which a claim, counterclaim, or suit by, or on behalf of, the obligor, including a claim or potential right to proceeds…”
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