If I purchase a property at a tax sale but there is a child support lien again the property, will I have to pay it?
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If I purchase a property at a tax sale but there is a child support lien again the property, will I have to pay it?
Asked on January 16, 2012 under Real Estate Law, South Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, a county lien for unpaid property taxes is deemed senior to all other liens of record on the property. If you purchase real property at a tax sale due to the unit's property taxes not being paid, your purchase as a matter of law would eliminate all junior liens and wipe them out.
As a result, the child support lien on the property (assuming it does not pertain to you) would be wiped out in the tax sale if you bought the property at the sale.
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