Oregon Statutes 18.185 – Extension of judgment lien of spousal support award
(1) If a judgment that is entered on or after January 1, 2004, includes a spousal support award, a judgment creditor may file a certificate of extension under ORS § 18.182 at any time more than 15 years after the entry of the judgment that first establishes the support obligation and before the judgment lien for the spousal support award portion of a judgment expires under ORS § 18.180 (6)(b). If a certificate of extension is filed under this subsection:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 18.185
- Judgment: means the concluding decision of a court on one or more requests for relief in one or more actions, as reflected in a judgment document. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Support award: means a money award or agency order that requires the payment of child or spousal support. See Oregon Statutes 18.005
(a) The judgment lien for the spousal support award portion of the judgment expires 10 years after the certificate of extension is filed; and
(b) Any installment arrearage lien that arises under the judgment, whether before or after the filing of the certificate, expires 10 years after the installment comes due and is not paid or when the judgment lien for the spousal support award portion of the judgment expires under paragraph (a) of this subsection, whichever is first.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS § 18.182 (5), certificates of extension under ORS § 18.182 may continue to be filed in the manner provided by subsection (1) of this section and with like effect for as long as the judgment lien for the spousal support award portion of a judgment has not expired and any installments remain to be paid under the judgment. [2003 c.576 § 20]