I have a civil judgement from 1999. I was never served papers pertaining to it. I was under the impression that civil judgements were only valid for 7 years. My bank received a restraining notice from attorney for the judgment creditor, I was given a copy after I realized my account was frozen. There is no legal seal or anything that appears like a court document. Is this legal ?

You would have been notified of the original judgement, not of a attachment or garnishment.

Depends on your state, some are valid for 7 to start but most states are valid for 10 to start, and are easily renewed for another term.

I have a civil judgement from 1999. I was never served papers pertaining to it. I was under the impression that civil judgements were only valid for 7 years. My bank received a restraining notice from attorney for the judgment creditor, I was given a copy after I realized my account was frozen. There is no legal seal or anything that appears like a court document. Is this legal ?


It does not need a Court/legal seal. The Judgment must be signed but there is also (probably) no seal on that.

The length of time a Judgment is valid varies from State to State but is renewable so this is probably within the time frame for collection.

You were never served with a Summons in 1999 or a copy of the Judgment following the hearing? How were you notified of the Judgment?