# Family Law (GFL)

## Title 10. Support in General

### Subtitle 1. Civil and Criminal Enforcement

#### Section 10-141

(a) The Administration may file a notice of a child support lien with the clerk of a circuit court.

(b)

  (1) On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court shall:

    (i) record and index the lien; and

    (ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.

  (2) The docket entry shall include:

    (i) the name of the person whose property is subject to the child support lien; and

    (ii) the amount and date of the child support lien.

(c)

  (1) From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.

  (2) A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.

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Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)