Can a judgment that was entered 14 years ago from one state be honored or executed by a totally different state?
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Can a judgment that was entered 14 years ago from one state be honored or executed by a totally different state?
Asked on June 14, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Alabama
Answers:
Jonathan Pollard / Pollard LLC
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Two things: (1) In most states, judgments are subject to a statute of limitations and expre after a set number of years. This is often between 5 and 8 years. 14 definitely exceeds that and is probably outside of most state's limitations periods. That said, the judgment creditor could have renewed the judgment (meaning it has not expired). (2) A judgment creditor can execute a judgment on a debtor in a different state but it takes more work. They would have to record the judgment in the county where the debtor lives, then likely seek a deposition in aid of execution then obtain a writ of execution.
In short, there are lots of obstacles to executing such a judgment, but it is still possible.
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