{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-15.852","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 15.852","heading":"Interstate lien to enforce Kentucky child support obligation -- Lien to","body":"enforce obligation created in another state -- Priority of out -of-state lien --\nCertification of authority.\n(1) An interstate lien may be created and a notice of  interstate lien may be filed on all\nof an obligor's real and personal property that is located in another state to enforce a\nchild support obligation which has been judicially or administratively established in\nthe Commonwealth. The lien shall be filed in  the appropriate offices of the state or\ncounty where the property of the obligor is located. All aspects of the lien,\nincluding its priority and enforcement, are governed by the law of the state where\nthe property is located and shall remain until released by the authorized agent of the\nparty which filed the lien, or in accordance with the laws of the state of filing.\n(2) A lien to enforce a child support obligation which is created in another state shall be\nenforceable against all real and personal proper ty of the obligor located in this state\nupon the filing of a notice of interstate lien with the county clerk of any county or\ncounties in which the obligor has interest in property, and the notice shall be\nrecorded in the same manner as notices of lis pend ens. The recordation shall\nconstitute notice of both the original amount of child support due and all subsequent\namounts due by the same obligor. Upon request, an authorized agent of the party\nwhich filed the notice of interstate lien shall disclose the specific amount of liability\nto any interested party legally entitled to that information. The notice, when so\nfiled, shall be conclusive notice to all persons of the lien on the property having\nlegal situs in that county. The lien shall commence as to prope rty of the obligor\nlocated in the Commonwealth at the time the notice is filed and shall continue until\nthe original amount of child support due and any subsequent amounts, including\ninterest, penalties, or fees, are fully paid. The lien shall attach to al l interest in the\nreal and personal property in the Commonwealth, then owned or subsequently\nacquired by the obligor. The clerk shall be entitled to a fee pursuant to KRS 64.012\nfor filing the lien and the same fee for releasing the lien.\n(3) A child support lien created in another state shall be on a parity with state, county,\nand municipal ad valorem tax liens, and superior to the lien of any mortgage or\nother encumbrance created after the notice of interstate lien is recorded; however, it\nshall be subordinate to any child support lien which has been filed by the Office of\nthe Attorney General as to the same obligor and property.\n(4) The authority by which the child support lien is created in another state and filed in\nthis state shall be certified on the notice of interstate lien by a person who is\nauthorized to certify on behalf of the party that is filing the notice of interstate lien.\n(5) The Office of the Attorney General may promulgate administrative regulations\nunder the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.","path":["KRS Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54356","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:35Z","sha256":"a706064eae02819d822d826be24c0a11388d7df5c584149a8957fe423550d2d7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-15.850","next":"us-ky/krs-15.854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}