Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Pennsylvania

someone is trying to revive a judgement on me in pa. judgement was granted on 3-6-2006, writ of revival started 5-9-2014. I know there is a expiration date on judgements,

and they have to apply for revival before that date. What can i do if they illegally try and revive a dying judgement


Asked on 7/30/14, 5:43 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Greg Artim Morrow & Artim, P.C.

You are misinformed. Judgments last forever, but they can only try to collect for 20 years. The revival is an attempt by them to keep their priority in line versus other potential judgments. They are not necessarly reviving against you, they are reviving to stay in priority over others.

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Answered on 7/30/14, 6:04 am

I agree with Attorney Artim. There is no statute of limitations on judgments. The statute of limitations only applies to the timeframe within which a lawsuit has been commenced. A judgment, once entered, is like a diamond - FOREVER.

However, there is a time limitation regarding the enforcement of judgments. Different states have different rules, but in PA, judgments can be enforced against real property for a period of 5 years (unless revived) and 20 years on personal property.

Your post makes no sense. If the judgment was entered on 3/6/2006 and a judgment on real property is only good for 5 years then the revival period has expired already. So why would they revive now?

I think you had better see a lawyer about this. Attorney Artim is in your geographic neck of the woods. He or any other attorney needs to see the complete court file to know when judgment was really entered and what kind of document you were served with.

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Answered on 7/30/14, 9:28 am


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