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Maryland Code, Family Law § 10-141

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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