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Child support obligations are enforced aggressively in Texas, but they do not affect real estate transactions in the same way as tax liens, judgment liens, or other statutory encumbrances. Whether a child support issue creates a title defect depends on how—and whether—a lien has been created, recorded, maintained, or released under Texas law.
This article focuses narrowly on the title-insurable consequences of child support liens in Texas real property transactions. It explains:
When a child support obligation does and does not become a lien against real property
What must appear in the county real property records before title is affected
How title agencies should verify enforceability, request payoffs, and obtain proper releases
How Senate Bill 869 (effective September 1, 2023) changed the duration and treatment of recorded child support liens — and how that change applies to liens recorded before and after the effective date
This is not a family-law overview and not a consumer explainer. It is written for title professionals who need to determine, with precision, whether a child support issue requires curative action before insuring a Texas real estate transaction.
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