What is a “Writ of Revival”?
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What is a “Writ of Revival”?
Got a judgment against me in 2006. Now I received a writ of revival. What does that mean? What happens next? Do I have to appear in court again? Also, I was wondering if I can still do a debt validation on this since I didn’t do that in the first place and believe the SOL has expired on this debt.
Asked on December 21, 2010 under Bankruptcy Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
It appears that a Writ of Revival is a request to the Court to allow the judgement entered against you in 2006 to be revived and continued against you. Either the Plaintiff failed to properly execute on the judgement within the time permitted by law or the judgement has expired by operation of law and now the plaintiff needs to do what is necessary to keep it alive. There is a form that needs to be served upon you (called a Praecipe for Writ of Revival) that allows you 20 days to respond to the request or the Judgement is entered. I might speak with an attorney in your area on this matter. Good luck.
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