511.350. Liens on real estate established by judgment or decrees in courts of record, exception--associate circuit court, procedure required--no administrative amendments. - Missouri Statutes

Liens on real estate established by judgment or decrees in courts ofrecord, exception--associate circuit court, procedurerequired--no administrative amendments.

511.350. 1. Judgments and decrees entered by the supreme court, byany United States district or circuit court held within this state, by anydistrict of the court of appeals, by any circuit court and any probatedivision of the circuit court, except judgments and decrees rendered byassociate, small claims and municipal divisions of the circuit courts,shall be liens on the real estate of the person against whom they areentered, situate in the county for which or in which the court is held.

2. Judgments and decrees rendered by the associate divisions of thecircuit courts shall not be liens on the real estate of the person againstwhom they are rendered until such judgments or decrees are filed with theclerk of the circuit court pursuant to sections 517.141 and 517.151, RSMo.

3. Judgments and decrees entered by the small claims and municipaldivisions of the circuit court shall not constitute liens against the realestate of the person against whom they are rendered.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no judgments ordecrees entered by any court of competent jurisdiction may be amended ormodified by any administrative agency without the approval of a court ofcompetent jurisdiction.

5. Notwithstanding subsection 4 of this section or any other law tothe contrary, no judgments or decrees entered by any court of competentjurisdiction relating to child support orders may be amended or modified byany administrative agency without the approval of a court of competentjurisdiction.

(RSMo 1939 § 1269, A. 1949 H.B. 2119, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263, A.L. 1982 S.B. 484, A.L. 2001 S.B. 10, A.L. 2003 H.B. 613, A.L. 2007 S.B. 25)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1103; 1919 § 1554; 1909 § 2123