JudgmentVault

When does my Texas judgment go dormant?

Enter the date the judgment was signed and the date of each writ of execution, and get the last day a writ can issue, the day the judgment goes dormant, and the last day to file for revival 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.

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

A judgment stays alive for a fixed period after it is signed, and each writ of execution issued while it is alive starts that period again from the writ's date. When the period runs out with no new writ, the judgment goes dormant, and a revival must be filed within the window the statute allows. A timely revival starts a new period.

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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