How can I prevent child support from holding up the escrow process?
• The sooner we receive the demand request, the sooner we will be able to get the request for payment, if required, back to you. Typically the lien search is done by the title company on the property at the beginning of the escrow and one of the last things completed is a name search on the people involve in the transaction. Because the abstracts and support liens do not attach to particular pieces of property but rather are attached to people, they are typically discovered at this later stage of the process and then the escrow is delayed because a “demand” is needed from DCSS. A good general rule of thumb is . . . either ask your client if he/she owes child support obligation early in the escrow process or if there is an outstanding child support obligation on the credit report then there will most likely be lien in your clients name.
