# Texas — How long a money judgment stays enforceable before it must be renewed, by state

For Texas, how the statute states the period is If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived; section is CIV PRAC & REM § 34.001, verified against its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How long the judgment stays enforceable before it must be renewed or revived:** 10 years from the date the judgment was rendered, if no writ of execution issues in that time - the judgment then becomes dormant automatically and execution may not issue on it. Issuing a writ inside the 10 years restarts the clock: a second writ may issue at any time within 10 years of the first, and the judgment only goes dormant if none does. Child support judgments are outside this section. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What has to happen to extend it:** Nothing to file in advance, and a short window afterwards. Once the judgment is dormant it can be brought back only by a separate court proceeding - scire facias, or an action of debt - and that proceeding must be brought no later than the second anniversary of the date the judgment became dormant. Two years is the whole revival window, and missing it is final. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How the statute states the period:** If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** CIV PRAC & REM § 34.001 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (a) If a writ of execution is not issued within 10 years after the rendition of a judgment of a court of record or a justice court, the judgment is dormant and execution may not be issued on the judgment unless it is revived. (b) If a writ of execution is issued within 10 years after rendition of a judgment but a second writ is not issued within 10 years after issuance of the first writ, the judgment becomes dormant. A second writ may be issued at any time within 10 years after issuance of the first writ. (c) This section does not apply to a judgment for child support under the Family Code.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### State

> Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 34.001. No Execution on Dormant Judgment

### What has to happen to extend it

> A dormant judgment may be revived by scire facias or by an action of debt brought not later than the second anniversary of the date that the judgment becomes dormant.

### Section

> Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code - CIV PRAC & REM § 34.001. No Execution on Dormant Judgment Current as of January 01, 2026

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/civil-practice-and-remedies-code/civ-prac-rem-sect-34-001/
- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/civil-practice-and-remedies-code/civ-prac-rem-sect-31-006/

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-09-01.
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