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When does a Texas abstract of judgment lien end?

Enter the judgment's date, its writs, and each county where an abstract of judgment was recorded, and get the last day of the lien in every county and the reason it ends then, under Texas law.

The judgment
Writs of execution

The date the clerk issued each writ of execution, in any order. Leave blank if none has been issued. Enter every writ: an earlier one can be what kept the judgment alive. Up to 40; submitting adds more blank lines.

Abstracts of judgment

Each county where an abstract was recorded, the date it was recorded and indexed, and the date of any release of the lien in that county. A second abstract in the same county goes on its own line. Up to 40; submitting adds more blank lines.

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Revival

Only if a revival of the dormant judgment has been filed. Enter every revival, each on its own line; leave the signed date blank while one is pending. Up to 10; submitting adds a blank line.

Satisfaction

Leave blank unless the judgment has been paid in full.

Date

Leave blank for today in Texas. Anything dated after it is left out.

How the dates are worked out

Each recorded abstract creates a lien in its own county, with its own term counted from the recording date. A writ keeps the judgment alive but does not lengthen a lien. A lien ends early if the judgment goes dormant, is satisfied, or the lien is released, and an abstract recorded while the judgment is dormant creates no lien, so the judgment's own dates are part of the answer.

Before you rely on a date

The calculator uses the same engine as JudgmentVault itself, with the Texas rules set out on the methodology page. The statutes do not settle exactly which day is the last one, so every date it shows is labelled as pending legal review until counsel confirms the rule. Dates are not moved for weekends or court holidays. Nothing you enter is stored.

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