Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.001
NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT
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- Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.001, NO EXECUTION ON DORMANT JUDGMENT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/632352
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(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.