What power does a renewed judgement have after bankruptcy?

You need to actually speak with an attorney about this problem.

An old judgment that was recorded became a lien, affecting the title to any property you own. You may wish to reopen your bankruptcy case and apply to have the judgment lien avoided, but this will be a complex, fairly expensive and technical process. It might be less expensive to contact the creditor & make a settlement offer. Although bankruptcy discharged your personal responsibility to pay this debt, if this judgment is a lien against property you own, the lien will impact your ability to sell or refinance this property.

A judgment is good for 10 years (not 12) after entry, unless renewed. The renewed judgment amount can include all interest and certain costs accruing since the last renewal, so at 10% per annum, it doubles every 10 years. If the judgment was discharged in yourbankruptcy, then the judgment creditor had no right to renew it as against you personally.? (Is that what you mean by saying you were told they can't collect?). However, if you owned real property, and if the judgment creditor recorded an abstract of judgment in the county where the property was situated before you filed your bankruptcy petition, then your property had a judgment lien against it as of the date you filed. A lien against property "rides through" bankruptcy unless the debtor or the trustee does something to "scrape off" the lien.So, if all the "ifs" above are satisfied, you may not personally owe the debt anymore, but the judgment is still attached to your property as a judgment lien. That means that the judgment creditor could try to have the property sold to satisfy the lien, or just wait until you sell or refinance the property and then claim the amount due. With so little information to go on, and a number of possible "ifs" including the ones mentioned and maybe many more, it is not possible to give you a very complete answer, as you can see. You should visit a local attorney with whatever papers you have in connection with this judgment and your bankruptcy and any real property that might be involved, and see what he or she says.

You should consult with your bankruptcy attorney. It sounds like they might not have received notice of your bankruptcy case and that may need to be addressed by your attorney.

IF this debt was listed and discharged you should have the right, and in fact should compel, the renewed judgment be dismissed and removed from your record.

You may be able to file a motion in bankruptcy court to have the lien removed; however, you will have to reopen the bankruptcy case.

File the motion.

In Wisconsin, you can file a motion with the court to have the judgment satisfied due to bankruptcy. There are forms available online. You will need a copy of your discharge papers and possibly a copy of the schedules showing the debt was listed. Additionally, there is a filing fee ($5.00). You could seek out a bankruptcy attorney to help you with this. It is possible that renewing the judgment violated the discharge injunction of your bankruptcy and you could possibly recover sanctions from the creditor for improper acts. Whether the behavior was sanctionable is fact-specific so you need to see an attorney to talk about the facts and review the paperwork.

Send the matter to your bankruptcy attorney. That is why you hired them.

File a motion to avoid judicial lien and record the judgment.