What is certificate of no execution on dormant judgement?

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My husbands drivers lisence was suspended in 2000. With this SR-88 is it guareented the court will grant him a drivers lisence since it has been 12 years? My understanding the limitation on this is 10 years.. am I correct? Or can the court reopen this case and pursue him into paying on the judgement?

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John Bonica ·
Judgments in Texas (except for child support judgments) are good only for ten years. "If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived." Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 34.001(a). However, the life of a judgment can be extended if a writ of execution is issued and an attempt to levy is made at least once during the initial 10 year period after the judgment was rendered. After that, the judgment creditor can extend judgment for another 10 years if a second writ of execution is issued before the lapse of 10 years after the issuance of the first writ of execution. "If a writ of execution is issued within 10 years after rendition of a judgment but a second writ is not issued within 10 years after issuance of the first writ, the judgment becomes dormant. A second writ may be issued at any time within 10 years after issuance of the first writ." Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 34.001(b). For example, if a judgment was entered against your husband in 2000 and a writ of execution was issued in 2004, then the judgment creditor could extend the life of the judgment for another 10 years if a second writ of execution is issued before 2014. Even if the judgment goes dormant in this case in 2014, the judgment creditor could revive it by scire facias or by an action of debt brought not later than the second anniversary of the date that the judgment becomes dormant. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 31.006.
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