RENEWING A JUDGMENT UPDATED
May 24, 2011 § 4 Comments
I posted here about the then-new procedure for renewing a judgment that went into effect in 2010. That provision clarified some old statutory provisions that allowed for renewal of a judgment, but did not specify a procedure.
Effective July 1, 2011, MCA § 15-1-43 is amended to apply only to judgments or decrees that have not yet expired. The attorney applying to renew the judgment must certify that the judgment has not expired when making the application to renew the existing judgment.
[…] a judgment expires, you can renew the judgment per MCA 15-1-43. The extension is for a period of seven additional years. Most property provisions of PSA’s […]
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Interesting. Shouldn’t be long before we see a case before the MSSC where someone takes the position that it was proper to renew expired judgments under the prior law.