A judgment must be renewed or it lapses. If the judgment creditor renews the judgment within the allotted time frame, the judgment will remain valid until it is paid. The fact that its been ten years is not dispositive because it may be renewed any time after five and each renewal is for a five year period. Thus, if the creditor renewed the judgment after seven years, it would remain valid for two more years, assuming it was entered ten years ago. Check the Secretary of State records for the status, or have your lawyer do a records search to see if it was renewed.
Answered on Jul 01st, 2015 at 12:39 AM