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Monitoring & enforcing child support orders

What will happen when a parent is placed on the Lien Docket

When a parent is listed on the Child Support Lien Docket:

• A lien will be placed on the parent’s real property (home, land) and on titled property (car, truck). Child support liens must be paid off (satisfied) or released before the parent can sell the property.
• Child support will report the lien to credit bureaus. This could affect the parent’s ability to get loans.
• State agencies will deny grants and loans to the parent. These grants and loans include student loans and higher education grants, as well as mortgage loans from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). If a parent agrees to and follows a payment plan, the parent may receive these grants and loans.

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