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15.852 Interstate lien to enforce Kentucky child support obligation -- Lien to

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enforce obligation created in another state -- Priority of out-of-state lien --
Certification of authority.
(1)An interstate lien may be created and a notice of interstate lien may be filed on all
of an obligor's real and personal property that is located in another state to enforce a
child support obligation which has been judicially or administratively established in
the Commonwealth. The lien shall be filed in the appropriate offices of the state or
county where the property of the obligor is located. All aspects of the lien,
including its priority and enforcement, are governed by the law of the state where
the property is located and shall remain until released by the authorized agent of the
party which filed the lien, or in accordance with the laws of the state of filing.
(2)A lien to enforce a child support obligation which is created in another state shall be
enforceable against all real and personal property of the obligor located in this state
upon the filing of a notice of interstate lien with the county clerk of any county or
counties in which the obligor has interest in property, and the notice shall be
recorded in the same manner as notices of lis pendens. The recordation shall
constitute notice of both the original amount of child support due and all subsequent
amounts due by the same obligor. Upon request, an authorized agent of the party
which filed the notice of interstate lien shall disclose the specific amount of liability
to any interested party legally entitled to that information. The notice, when so
filed, shall be conclusive notice to all persons of the lien on the property having
legal situs in that county. The lien shall commence as to property of the obligor
located in the Commonwealth at the time the notice is filed and shall continue until
the original amount of child support due and any subsequent amounts, including
interest, penalties, or fees, are fully paid. The lien shall attach to all interest in the
real and personal property in the Commonwealth, then owned or subsequently
acquired by the obligor. The clerk shall be entitled to a fee pursuant to KRS 64.012
for filing the lien and the same fee for releasing the lien.
(3)A child support lien created in another state shall be on a parity with state, county,
and municipal ad valorem tax liens, and superior to the lien of any mortgage or
other encumbrance created after the notice of interstate lien is recorded; however, it
shall be subordinate to any child support lien which has been filed by the Office of
the Attorney General as to the same obligor and property.
(4)The authority by which the child support lien is created in another state and filed in
this state shall be certified on the notice of interstate lien by a person who is
authorized to certify on behalf of the party that is filing the notice of interstate lien.
(5)The Office of the Attorney General may promulgate administrative regulations
under the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.
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