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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.317 (2026)

Property To Which Lien Attaches

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Sec. 157.317. PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN ATTACHES. (a) A child support lien attaches to all real and personal property not exempt under the Texas Constitution or other law, including:

(1) an account in a financial institution;

(2) a retirement plan, including an individual retirement account;

(3) the proceeds of an insurance policy, including the proceeds from a life insurance policy or annuity contract and the proceeds from the sale or assignment of life insurance or annuity benefits, a claim for compensation, or a settlement or award for the claim for compensation, due to or owned by the obligor;

(4) property seized and subject to forfeiture under Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(5) the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production from an oil or gas well located in this state.

(a-1) A lien attaches to all property owned or acquired on or after the date the lien notice or abstract of judgment is filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located, with the court clerk as to property or claims in litigation, or, as to property of the obligor in the possession or control of a third party, from the date the lien notice is delivered to that party.

(b) A lien attaches to all nonhomestead real property of the obligor but does not attach to a homestead exempt under the Texas Constitution or the Property Code.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 7.007, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 508 (H.B. 1674), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 961 (S.B. 1965), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: State v. McColery, 301 Neb. 516 (Neb. 2018).
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State v. McColery, 301 Neb. 516 (Neb. 2018). “1 (West 2018); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.317 (West 2014).”
In the Interest of C.A.T., 316 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.317(a)(1), (a-1).”
Schumann v. Breedlove & Bensey, 983 S.W.2d 333 (Tex. App. 1998). “*335 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.317(a) (Vernon 1997).”
Settlement Capital Corp. v. Allstate Life Ins. (In Re Jack), 390 B.R. 307 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2008). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.317(a-l) (Vernon 2007).”
In Re Cat, 316 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 157.317(a)(1), (a-1).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0494 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2025). · cites it 2× “TEX. FAM. CODE § 157.317(a-1). Its plain text reveals a lien attaches to the obligor’s “property owned or acquired” and “in the possession or control of a third party, from the date the lien notice is delivered.”
State v. McColery, 301 Neb. 516 (Neb. 2018). “1 (West 2018); Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 157.317 (West 2014).”
United States v. 10.64 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in STARR Cnty., STATE OF TEXAS (S.D. Tex. 2021). “28 Tex. Fam. Code § 157.317(a-1) & (b). 29 Dkt.”
in the Interest of Z.M.R., a Child (Tex. App. 2012). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 157.317 (West Supp.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 157.317(a) — 1 case
Schumann v. Breedlove & Bensey, 983 S.W.2d 333 (Tex. App. 1998). “*335 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.317(a) (Vernon 1997).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 157.317(a)(1) — 3 cases
In the Interest of C.A.T., 316 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2010). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 157.317(a)(1), (a-1).”
In Re Cat, 316 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App. 2010). “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 157.317(a)(1), (a-1).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0494 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2025). “TEX. FAM. CODE § 157.317(a-1). Its plain text reveals a lien attaches to the obligor’s “property owned or acquired” and “in the possession or control of a third party, from the date the lien notice is delivered.”
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