Service on a financial institution is governed by Tex. Fam. Code § 157.3145 and Tex. Fin. Code § 59.008.
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Include the following notice if the document is filed with the court. See § 6 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents. |
NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA
[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]
Notice of Child Support Lien
TO: [name and address of person to whom the notice is being sent]
Child support action:
Case Number: [include if case is a title IV-D case]
Obligor:
Full name:
Address:
Birth date:
Driver’s license number:
Social Security number: [not required for a lien on real property]
Alias(es), if any:
Obligee:
Full name:
Social Security number: [not required for a lien on real property]
Amount of the current or prospective child support obligation: [number] dollars ($[amount])
Frequency with which current or prospective child support is ordered to be paid: [monthly/semimonthly/biweekly/weekly]
Amount of child support arrearages: [number] dollars ($[amount])
Date of order or writ that determined arrearages: [date]
Date and manner arrearages were determined if different from above: [date]
Rate of interest on arrearages: [percent] percent
Person or agency asserting lien: [name and address]
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Include the following if the property is a motor vehicle. |
Motor vehicle identification number as shown on Obligor’s title: [VIN].
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Continue with the following. |
The child support lien attaches to all nonexempt real and personal property of Obligor that is located or recorded in the state, including the following property and any property acquired after filing or delivery of this notice: [specifically identify property].
Any ordered child support not timely paid in the future constitutes a final judgment for the amount due and owing, including interest, and accrues up to an amount that may not exceed the lien amount.
Obligor is being provided a copy of this child support lien notice. Obligor may dispute the arrearage amount by filing suit under section 157.323 of the Texas Family Code.
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If the child support lien notice is delivered to a financial institution with respect to an account of the obligor, include the following. |
You shall immediately provide the claimant with the last known address of Obligor.
You shall immediately 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 this notice.
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Continue with the following. |
I swear that the above facts are true and correct.
[Name of claimant/preparer]
[Address]
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An unsworn declaration may be used in place of a written sworn declaration. See form 8-27. |
SIGNED under oath before me on ______________________________.
Notary Public, State of Texas
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Not later than the twenty-first 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. |