Judicial records are open to the public unless exempt from disclosure, and where a respondent does not raise exemptions and the special committee cannot conclude any apply the records must be released.
Post-judgment discovery is a way for the winning party to find out what assets the losing party owns and where they are located. Post-judgment discovery does not require the justice court's approval. Court rules state the losing party must be given at least 30 days to respond to a request.
Generally, to file a judgment lien, an abstract of judgment must be issued by the justice court. Some justice courts have a form available on their website to request an abstract of judgment.
ABSTRACTS OF JUDGMENT The judgment debtor (or someone acting on their behalf such as a lawyer) must prepare a Homestead Affidavit As Release of Judgment Lien. The form of the affidavit is found in Section 52.0012(f), Texas Property Code.
In Texas, there are three primary legal tools by which you as the defendant can overturn a default judgment: Filing a motion to set aside the default judgment. Filing a restricted appeal. Filing a bill of review.
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a judgment lien continues for 10 years following the date of recording and indexing the abstract, except that if the judgment becomes dormant during that period the lien ceases to exist.
ABSTRACTS OF JUDGMENT The judgment debtor (or someone acting on their behalf such as a lawyer) must prepare a Homestead Affidavit As Release of Judgment Lien. The form of the affidavit is found in Section 52.0012(f), Texas Property Code.