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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59915</law_id><section_number>63.2-1939</section_number><catch_line>Commissioner may make demand, file and serve liens, when payments appear in jeopardy</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="V">Administrative Child Support</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="19">Child Support Enforcement</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">Enforcement Remedies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> finds that the collection of any support <span class="dictionary">debt</span> based upon subrogation to or authorization to enforce the amount of support ordered by any <span class="dictionary">court order</span> or <span class="dictionary">decree</span> of divorce is in jeopardy, he may make demand under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification" href="/63.2-1916/">63.2-1916</a> for immediate payment of the support <span class="dictionary">debt</span>. Upon failure or refusal immediately to pay such support <span class="dictionary">debt</span>, he may file and serve <span class="dictionary">liens</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Assertion of lien; effect" href="/63.2-1927/">63.2-1927</a> and <a class="law" title="Service of lien" href="/63.2-1928/">63.2-1928</a>, without regard to the ten-day period provided for in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification" href="/63.2-1916/">63.2-1916</a>. However, no further action under &#xA7;&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions" href="/63.2-1929/">63.2-1929</a>, <a class="law" title="Distraint, seizure and sale of property subject to liens" href="/63.2-1933/">63.2-1933</a> and <a class="law" title="Action for foreclosure of lien; satisfaction" href="/63.2-1934/">63.2-1934</a> may be taken until the notice requirements of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification" href="/63.2-1916/">63.2-1916</a> are met.</p></section></text><history>1974, c. 413, &#xA7; 63.1-266; 1976, c. 357; 1988, c. 906; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
