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Tex. Fam. Code § 157.321

DISCRETIONARY RELEASE OF LIEN

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case in the Interest of J.P., a Child (2009)

Most recently applied in In Re JP (August 2009)

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A child support lien claimant may at any time release a lien on all or part of the property of the obligor or return seized property, without liability, if assurance of payment is considered adequate by the claimant or if the release or return will facilitate the collection of the arrearages. The release or return may not operate to prevent future action to collect from the same or other property owned by the obligor.

(b) A release of child support lien filed by the Title IV-D agency under this section does not require verification.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.