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Judgment if rendered in favor of the Department shall be for the amount due, with costs, and the court shall allow, as part of the costs, the moneys paid for making and filing the claim of lien, and a reasonable attorney’s fee. The court shall order any property upon which any lien provided for by this chapter is established, to be sold by the sheriff of the proper jurisdiction to satisfy the lien and costs. The payment of the lien debt, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, at any time before sale, shall satisfy the judgment of foreclosure. Where the net proceeds of sale upon application to the debt claimed do not satisfy the debt in full, the Department shall have judgment over any deficiency remaining unsatisfied and further levy upon other property of the judgment debtor may be made under the same execution. In all sales contemplated under this section, advertising of notice shall only be necessary for two weeks in a newspaper published in the jurisdiction where such property is located, and if there be no newspaper therein, then in the most convenient newspaper having a circulation in such jurisdiction. Remedies provided for herein are alternatives to remedies provided for in other sections of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224667,"text":"Whenever a support lien has been filed, an action in foreclosure of lien upon real or personal property may be brought in the circuit court of the jurisdiction wherein such real or personal property is or was located and the lien was filed. Judgment if rendered in favor of the Department shall be for the amount due, with costs, and the court shall allow, as part of the costs, the moneys paid for making and filing the claim of lien, and a reasonable attorney’s fee. 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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 3 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>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59402,"section_number":"63.2-1935","catch_line":"Satisfaction of lien after foreclosure proceedings instituted; redemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1935\/"},{"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\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61523,"identifier":"63.2-1934","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1934","url":"\/63.2-1934\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1934\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/6\/63.2-1934","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action for foreclosure of lien; satisfaction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1934","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever a support lien<\/span> has been filed, an action in foreclosure of lien<\/span> upon real or personal property may be brought in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the jurisdiction<\/span> wherein such real or personal property is or was located and the lien<\/span> was filed. Judgment if rendered in favor of the Department<\/span> shall be for the amount due, with costs, and the court<\/span> shall allow, as part of the costs, the moneys paid for making and filing the claim of lien<\/span>, and a reasonable attorney’s fee. The court<\/span> shall order<\/span> any property upon which any lien<\/span> provided for by this chapter is established, to be sold by the sheriff of the proper jurisdiction<\/span> to satisfy the lien<\/span> and costs. The payment of the lien<\/span> debt<\/span>, costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, at any time before sale, shall satisfy the judgment of foreclosure. Where the net proceeds of sale upon application to the debt<\/span> claimed do not satisfy the debt<\/span> in full, the Department<\/span> shall have judgment over any deficiency remaining unsatisfied and further levy<\/span> upon other property of the judgment debtor<\/span> may be made under the same execution. In all sales contemplated under this section, advertising of notice shall only be necessary for two weeks in a newspaper published in the jurisdiction<\/span> where such property is located, and if there be no newspaper therein, then in the most convenient newspaper having a circulation in such jurisdiction<\/span>. Remedies provided for herein are alternatives to remedies provided for in other sections of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION FOR FORECLOSURE OF LIEN; SATISFACTION (\u00a7 63.2-1934)\n\nWhenever a support lien has been filed, an action in foreclosure of lien upon\nreal or personal property may be brought in the circuit court of the\njurisdiction wherein such real or personal property is or was located and the\nlien was filed. Judgment if rendered in favor of the Department shall be for the\namount due, with costs, and the court shall allow, as part of the costs, the\nmoneys paid for making and filing the claim of lien, and a reasonable\nattorney’s fee. The court shall order any property upon which any lien\nprovided for by this chapter is established, to be sold by the sheriff of the\nproper jurisdiction to satisfy the lien and costs. The payment of the lien debt,\ncosts and reasonable attorney’s fees, at any time before sale, shall\nsatisfy the judgment of foreclosure. Where the net proceeds of sale upon\napplication to the debt claimed do not satisfy the debt in full, the Department\nshall have judgment over any deficiency remaining unsatisfied and further levy\nupon other property of the judgment debtor may be made under the same execution.\nIn all sales contemplated under this section, advertising of notice shall only\nbe necessary for two weeks in a newspaper published in the jurisdiction where\nsuch property is located, and if there be no newspaper therein, then in the most\nconvenient newspaper having a circulation in such jurisdiction. Remedies\nprovided for herein are alternatives to remedies provided for in other sections\nof this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 413, \u00a7 63.1-262; 1976, c. 357; 1988, c. 906; 2002, c. 747.","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}}