A law was enacted in 2010 that extended the time a lien could be in place on real estate for unpaid child support. But the 20-year timeframe has caused some problems for those tracking real estate liens, because all others are established at 10 years.
Signed by Gov. Mark Dayton April 18 and sponsored by Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R-Lakeville) and Sen. Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson), a new law will change the lien provision to 10 years and make it retroactive to April 15, 2010.
Holberg said that since enactment of the original law, “they tried to come up with some sort of solution, but it is unworkable the way real estate records are kept.”
Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul) acknowledged the sensitivity over the issue. “Anytime you get into the area of child support, people get a little worried,” he said.
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