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The claim of the Department for a support debt, not paid when due, shall be a lien when docketed against all property of the debtor in the county or city where docketed with priority of a secured creditor. The Department’s lien shall take priority over all other debts and creditors under state law of such debtor including the proceeds or anticipated proceeds of a personal injury or wrongful death award or settlement except that the Department’s lien shall be inferior to those liens created under \u00a7 8.01-66.2 or \u00a7 8.01-66.9, any statutory right of subrogation accruing to a health insurance provider, and the lien of the attorney representing the injured person in the personal injury or wrongful death action. However, the lien of the Department shall be subordinate to the lien of any prior mortgagee. The Department shall have the sole authority to negotiate settlement of its liens. Settlement of the Department’s support liens does not affect the remaining support arrearages. This lien shall be separate and apart from, and in addition to, any other lien created by, or provided for, in this title. Such order, when an abstract thereof is docketed with the circuit court, shall have the same effect as a docketed abstract of judgment from another Virginia court.\n\t\tWhenever a support lien has been filed and there is in the possession of any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of the Commonwealth having notice of such lien, any property which may be subject to the support lien, such property shall not be paid over, released, sold, transferred, encumbered or conveyed, except as provided for by the exemptions contained in \u00a7 63.2-1933, unless a written release or waiver signed by the Commissioner has been delivered to such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of the Commonwealth or unless a determination has been made in a hearing pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1916 or by a court ordering release of such support lien on the basis that no debt exists or that the debt has been satisfied.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262777,"text":"Ten days after service of the notice containing the proposed administrative support order as provided in \u00a7 63.2-1916, or immediately upon receipt by the Department of a court order or foreign support order, a lien may be asserted by the Commissioner upon the real or personal property of the debtor. The claim of the Department for a support debt, not paid when due, shall be a lien when docketed against all property of the debtor in the county or city where docketed with priority of a secured creditor. The Department’s lien shall take priority over all other debts and creditors under state law of such debtor including the proceeds or anticipated proceeds of a personal injury or wrongful death award or settlement except that the Department’s lien shall be inferior to those liens created under \u00a7 8.01-66.2 or \u00a7 8.01-66.9, any statutory right of subrogation accruing to a health insurance provider, and the lien of the attorney representing the injured person in the personal injury or wrongful death action. However, the lien of the Department shall be subordinate to the lien of any prior mortgagee. The Department shall have the sole authority to negotiate settlement of its liens. Settlement of the Department’s support liens does not affect the remaining support arrearages. This lien shall be separate and apart from, and in addition to, any other lien created by, or provided for, in this title. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 413 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 357; in 1988, chapter 906; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 929<\/a> and 942<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65828,"section_number":"63.2-1928","catch_line":"Service of lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1928\/"},{"id":67738,"section_number":"63.2-1933","catch_line":"Distraint, seizure and sale of property subject to liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1933\/"},{"id":59915,"section_number":"63.2-1939","catch_line":"Commissioner may make demand, file and serve liens, when payments appear in jeopardy","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1939\/"},{"id":84160,"section_number":"63.2-1942","catch_line":"Administrative hearing on notice of debt; withholdings; orders to withhold and deliver property to debtor; set-off debt collection","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1942\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58910,"section_number":"63.2-1916","catch_line":"Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1916\/"},{"id":67738,"section_number":"63.2-1933","catch_line":"Distraint, seizure and sale of property subject to liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1933\/"},{"id":57933,"section_number":"8.01-66.2","catch_line":"Lien against person whose negligence causes injury","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.2\/"},{"id":72844,"section_number":"8.01-66.9","catch_line":"Lien in favor of Commonwealth, its programs, institutions or departments on claim for personal injuries","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.9\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72955,"identifier":"63.2-1927","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1927","url":"\/63.2-1927\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1927\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Assertion of lien; effect","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Ten days after service of the notice containing the proposed administrative support order<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 63.2-1916<\/a>, or immediately upon receipt by the Department<\/span> of a court order<\/span> or foreign support order<\/span>, a lien<\/span> may be asserted by the Commissioner<\/span> upon the real or personal property of the debtor. The claim of the Department<\/span> for a support debt<\/span>, not paid when due, shall be a lien<\/span> when docketed against all property of the debtor in the county or city where docketed with priority of a secured creditor<\/span>. The Department<\/span>’s lien<\/span> shall take priority over all other debts<\/span> and creditors<\/span> under state law<\/span> of such debtor including the proceeds or anticipated proceeds of a personal injury or wrongful death award or settlement<\/span> except that the Department<\/span>’s lien<\/span> shall be inferior to those liens<\/span> created under \u00a7 8.01-66.2<\/a> or \u00a7 8.01-66.9<\/a>, any statutory right of subrogation accruing to a health insurance provider, and the lien<\/span> of the attorney representing the injured person in the personal injury or wrongful death action. However, the lien<\/span> of the Department<\/span> shall be subordinate to the lien<\/span> of any prior mortgagee. The Department<\/span> shall have the sole authority to negotiate settlement<\/span> of its liens<\/span>. Settlement<\/span> of the Department<\/span>’s support liens<\/span> does not affect the remaining support arrearages. This lien<\/span> shall be separate and apart from, and in addition to, any other lien<\/span> created by, or provided for, in this title. Such order, when an abstract thereof is docketed with the circuit<\/span> court, shall have the same effect as a docketed abstract of judgment<\/span> from another Virginia court.\n\t\tWhenever a support lien<\/span> has been filed and there is in the possession<\/span> of any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department<\/span> of the Commonwealth having notice of such lien<\/span>, any property which may be subject to the support lien<\/span>, such property shall not be paid over, released, sold, transferred, encumbered or conveyed, except as provided for by the exemptions contained in \u00a7 63.2-1933<\/a>, unless a written release or waiver<\/span> signed by the Commissioner<\/span> has been delivered to such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department<\/span> of the Commonwealth or unless a determination has been made in a hearing<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1916<\/a> or by a court ordering release of such support lien<\/span> on the basis that no debt<\/span> exists or that the debt<\/span> has been satisfied.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSERTION OF LIEN; EFFECT (\u00a7 63.2-1927)\n\nTen days after service of the notice containing the proposed administrative\nsupport order as provided in \u00a7 63.2-1916, or immediately upon receipt by the\nDepartment of a court order or foreign support order, a lien may be asserted by\nthe Commissioner upon the real or personal property of the debtor. The claim of\nthe Department for a support debt, not paid when due, shall be a lien when\ndocketed against all property of the debtor in the county or city where docketed\nwith priority of a secured creditor. The Department’s lien shall take\npriority over all other debts and creditors under state law of such debtor\nincluding the proceeds or anticipated proceeds of a personal injury or wrongful\ndeath award or settlement except that the Department’s lien shall be\ninferior to those liens created under \u00a7 8.01-66.2 or \u00a7 8.01-66.9, any\nstatutory right of subrogation accruing to a health insurance provider, and the\nlien of the attorney representing the injured person in the personal injury or\nwrongful death action. However, the lien of the Department shall be subordinate\nto the lien of any prior mortgagee. The Department shall have the sole authority\nto negotiate settlement of its liens. Settlement of the Department’s\nsupport liens does not affect the remaining support arrearages. This lien shall\nbe separate and apart from, and in addition to, any other lien created by, or\nprovided for, in this title. Such order, when an abstract thereof is docketed\nwith the circuit court, shall have the same effect as a docketed abstract of\njudgment from another Virginia court.\n\t\tWhenever a support lien has been filed and there is in the possession of any\nperson, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision or department of\nthe Commonwealth having notice of such lien, any property which may be subject\nto the support lien, such property shall not be paid over, released, sold,\ntransferred, encumbered or conveyed, except as provided for by the exemptions\ncontained in \u00a7 63.2-1933, unless a written release or waiver signed by the\nCommissioner has been delivered to such person, firm, corporation, association,\npolitical subdivision or department of the Commonwealth or unless a\ndetermination has been made in a hearing pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1916 or by a court\nordering release of such support lien on the basis that no debt exists or that\nthe debt has been satisfied.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 413, \u00a7 63.1-254; 1976, c. 357; 1988, c. 906; 2002, c. 747;\n2003, cc. 929, 942.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}