Sec. 157.321.  DISCRETIONARY RELEASE OF LIEN.  (a)  A child support lien claimant may at any time release a lien on all or part of the property of the obligor or return seized property, without liability, if assurance of payment is considered adequate by the claimant or if the release or return will facilitate the collection of the arrearages.  The release or return may not operate to prevent future action to collect from the same or other property owned by the obligor.
(b)  A release of child support lien filed by the Title IV-D agency under this section does not require verification.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 420, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 870), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.