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An order after reasonable notice to the obligor adjudicating that the obligor is delinquent, shall be a lien on the obligor’s real estate. Liens under this section shall arise when duly docketed in the manner prescribed for the docketing of other judgments for money; however, no such decree, order or judgment for support and maintenance or for a monetary award in accordance with \u00a7 20-107.3 shall be docketed unless so ordered by the court in such decree, order or judgment. On petition by any interested person and after reasonable notice to the obligee, the court in which the obligor was adjudicated delinquent may order the release or other modification of such lien.\n\t\tThe lien may also be released upon agreement of all persons for whom support and maintenance is ordered under the decree, order or judgment, provided all such persons are sui juris. The clerk shall note the release on the record upon receipt of an affidavit from all the obligees stating that (i) all the obligees are sui juris and (ii) they agreed to the release of the lien on specified real property. Any lien created pursuant to this section shall expire upon the support obligation being paid in full by the obligor. The clerk may release such liens upon receipt of an affidavit of all the obligees that such support obligation has been paid in full, or upon an order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":302826,"text":"A decree, order or judgment for support and maintenance of a spouse or of infant children of the parties payable in future installments or a monetary award for future installments as provided for in \u00a7 20-107.3, shall be a lien upon such real estate of the obligor as the court shall, from time to time, designate by order or decree. An order after reasonable notice to the obligor adjudicating that the obligor is delinquent, shall be a lien on the obligor’s real estate. Liens under this section shall arise when duly docketed in the manner prescribed for the docketing of other judgments for money; however, no such decree, order or judgment for support and maintenance or for a monetary award in accordance with \u00a7 20-107.3 shall be docketed unless so ordered by the court in such decree, order or judgment. On petition by any interested person and after reasonable notice to the obligee, the court in which the obligor was adjudicated delinquent may order the release or other modification of such lien.\n\t\tThe lien may also be released upon agreement of all persons for whom support and maintenance is ordered under the decree, order or judgment, provided all such persons are sui juris. The clerk shall note the release on the record upon receipt of an affidavit from all the obligees stating that (i) all the obligees are sui juris and (ii) they agreed to the release of the lien on specified real property. Any lien created pursuant to this section shall expire upon the support obligation being paid in full by the obligor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1977, chapter 617; in 1979, chapter 496; in 1985, chapter 529; in 1989, chapter 8.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69531,"section_number":"20-107.3","catch_line":"Court may decree as to property and debts of the parties","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-107.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":277917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84490,"identifier":"8.01-460","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-460","url":"\/8.01-460\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-460\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-460","dublin_core":{"Title":"Decree for support and maintenance of spouse or infant children of parties as lien on real estate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-460","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A decree<\/span>, order<\/span> or judgment<\/span> for support and maintenance of a spouse or of infant children of the parties payable in future installments or a monetary award for future installments as provided for in \u00a7 20-107.3<\/a>, shall be a lien<\/span> upon such real estate of the obligor as the court<\/span> shall, from time to time, designate by order<\/span> or decree<\/span>. An order<\/span> after reasonable notice to the obligor adjudicating that the obligor is delinquent, shall be a lien<\/span> on the obligor’s real estate. Liens<\/span> under this section shall arise when duly docketed in the manner prescribed for the docketing of other judgments<\/span> for money; however, no such decree<\/span>, order<\/span> or judgment<\/span> for support and maintenance or for a monetary award in accordance with \u00a7 20-107.3<\/a> shall be docketed unless so ordered by the court<\/span> in such decree<\/span>, order<\/span> or judgment<\/span>. On petition<\/span> by any interested person<\/span> and after reasonable notice to the obligee, the court<\/span> in which the obligor was adjudicated delinquent may order<\/span> the release or other modification of such lien<\/span>.\n\t\tThe lien<\/span> may also be released upon agreement of all persons<\/span> for whom support and maintenance is ordered under the decree<\/span>, order<\/span> or judgment<\/span>, provided all such persons<\/span> are sui juris. The clerk shall note the release on the record upon receipt of an affidavit<\/span> from all the obligees stating that (i) all the obligees are sui juris and (ii) they agreed to the release of the lien<\/span> on specified real property. Any lien<\/span> created pursuant to this section shall expire upon the support obligation being paid in full by the obligor. The clerk may release such liens<\/span> upon receipt of an affidavit<\/span> of all the obligees that such support obligation has been paid in full, or upon an order<\/span> or decree<\/span> of a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECREE FOR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF SPOUSE OR INFANT CHILDREN OF PARTIES AS\nLIEN ON REAL ESTATE (\u00a7 8.01-460)\n\nA decree, order or judgment for support and maintenance of a spouse or of infant\nchildren of the parties payable in future installments or a monetary award for\nfuture installments as provided for in \u00a7 20-107.3, shall be a lien upon such\nreal estate of the obligor as the court shall, from time to time, designate by\norder or decree. An order after reasonable notice to the obligor adjudicating\nthat the obligor is delinquent, shall be a lien on the obligor’s real\nestate. Liens under this section shall arise when duly docketed in the manner\nprescribed for the docketing of other judgments for money; however, no such\ndecree, order or judgment for support and maintenance or for a monetary award in\naccordance with \u00a7 20-107.3 shall be docketed unless so ordered by the court in\nsuch decree, order or judgment. On petition by any interested person and after\nreasonable notice to the obligee, the court in which the obligor was adjudicated\ndelinquent may order the release or other modification of such lien.\n\t\tThe lien may also be released upon agreement of all persons for whom support\nand maintenance is ordered under the decree, order or judgment, provided all\nsuch persons are sui juris. The clerk shall note the release on the record upon\nreceipt of an affidavit from all the obligees stating that (i) all the obligees\nare sui juris and (ii) they agreed to the release of the lien on specified real\nproperty. Any lien created pursuant to this section shall expire upon the\nsupport obligation being paid in full by the obligor. The clerk may release such\nliens upon receipt of an affidavit of all the obligees that such support\nobligation has been paid in full, or upon an order or decree of a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-388; 1977, c. 617; 1979, c. 496; 1985, c. 529; 1989, c.\n8.","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}}