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A foreign judgment can be authenticated ?in ance with an act of congress or a statute of this state,? which then ?may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction of this state.? TEX.

It is very difficult to collect a money judgment in Texas. Our law provides that only non-exempt property of the judgment debtor may be seized to satisfy the judgment. Most judgment debtors do not have non-exempt property; in other words, most people have only exempt property.

Judgments awarded in Texas to a non-government creditor are generally valid for ten years but they can be renewed for longer. If a judgment is not renewed, it will become dormant. You can attempt to revive a dormant judgment in order to continue to try and collect the debt.

To place a judgment lien, you or your attorney file an abstract of judgment (AJ) in any county where the defendant owns nonexempt property. An abstract of judgment is a written statement providing details about the judgment and the debtor that is filed in the property records of the county.

A judgment is valid for 10 years after it is issued, and it can be enforced at any time within that time period. There are ways for a creditor to extend a judgment past that time, so if properly renewed, a creditor can seek to enforce the judgment and collect for many years even after the initial ten-year window.

Unless you are represented by an attorney, the abstract of judgment must be issued by the justice of the peace court. Some of the Texas justice of the peace courts have a form to request the issuance of an abstract of judgment available on their website.