Or. Admin. Code § 137-055-4450 - Expiration and Release of Judgment Liens
(1) When a judgment of the court or
administrative order containing a money or support award is filed with the
court administrator, it creates a judgment lien on all property owned by the
obligor in the county where it is filed.
(a)
A money award for past support or any lump sum support award will attach to all
real property of the judgment debtor immediately upon entry of the
judgment.
(b) A support award will
not attach until it becomes an unpaid installment pursuant to section (2) of
this rule.
(2) When an
installment becomes due under the terms of a support award and is not paid, a
support arrearage lien attaches:
(a) To all
real property of the judgment debtor in the county where the judgment is filed;
and
(b) To any property acquired in
that county by the judgment debtor after that date.
(3) A support arrearage lien remains attached
to real property until:
(a) The judgment lien
expires; or
(b) The judgment lien
is released for a single piece of real property or all real property of the
judgment debtor in that county; or
(c) Satisfaction is made for the unpaid
installment(s).
(4) A
judgment lien created as a result of a child support or money award for unpaid
child support installments expires as provided in ORS 18.180.
(5) A judgment lien created as a result of a
support award for spousal support expires as provided in ORS 18.180 and ORS
18.190.
(6) An obligee may
authorize the administrator to release a lien against real property of an
obligor when the obligee has submitted a signed and notarized lien release form
to the administrator.
(7) If a
release of lien is filed for all real property of the judgment debtor in a
county, a judgment lien may be reinstated as provided in ORS Chapter
18.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 180.345
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 18.005 - 18.845
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