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    Sep 12, 2008, 06:12 PM
    Civil judgement -never served
    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 ?
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    Sep 12, 2008, 07:27 PM
    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.
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    Sep 13, 2008, 06:48 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Crazyart14607
    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?
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