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Email: Chapter 48, Article 14, Section 301

PART 3. LIENS AGAINST REAL PROPERTY

FOR OVERDUE SUPPORT.

§48-14-301. Liens against real property by operation of law.

An order for support entered by a court of competent jurisdiction will give rise, by operation of law, to a lien against real property of an obligor who resides or owns property within this state for overdue support upon the filing by the obligee, or, when appropriate, the Bureau for Child Support enforcement, an abstract of the order giving rise to the support obligation and an "Affidavit of Accrued Support" setting forth the particulars of the arrearage.