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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to child support liens on real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.318, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (d), a [A] lien is effective until |
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all current support and child support arrearages, including |
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interest, any costs and reasonable attorney's fees, and any Title |
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IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the |
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obligor is responsible, have been paid or the lien is otherwise |
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released as provided by this subchapter. |
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(d) A lien is effective with respect to real property until |
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the 10th anniversary of the date on which the lien notice was filed |
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with the county clerk. A lien subject to the limitation prescribed |
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by this subsection may be renewed for subsequent 10-year periods by |
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filing, before the expiration of the preceding 10-year period, a |
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renewed lien notice in the same manner as the original lien notice. |
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A renewed lien notice relates back to the date the original lien |
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notice was filed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 231.002(h), Family Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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157.318, Family Code, apply only to a child support lien notice that |
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is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |