Judgment Paid Within 30 Days In Mecklenburg
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North Carolina's civil statute of limitations laws give a three-year time limit for personal injuries, fraud, and many other causes of action but only a one-year limit for defamation.
In North Carolina, a judgment is enforceable for 10 years from the date it was entered. After that point, it no longer can be enforced and is expired. Prior to the expiration of the judgment, the judgment creditor could seek to have it extended for another 10 years once.
In North Carolina, a judgment (and the lien on real property created by the judgment) expire ten years from the date of the judgment. The statutes provide that no execution may be issued after the judgment, and its corresponding lien, expire. N.C. Gen. Stat.
You are required to file your Answer with the Clerk of Court and send a copy to the Plaintiff. You may serve your Answer by delivering a copy to the Plaintiff or by mailing it to the Plaintiff's last known address.
The procedure by which the creditor of a judgment may renew the judgment is to file a completely new and independent action and have the debtor served with the summons and complaint. Additionally, you must file the action within ten years of the date your original judgment was rendered.
