Does a writ of execution have a statue of limitations?

I filed a small claim against a Storage company who stole all my belongings a few years ago...I won the case but I haven't received any money as of yet it's been a few years. I received a letter from the court telling They had not recovered any money for me as of yet and that my write had expired. Can I file another writ of execution to get my money?? or is it too late? I filed the law suit in 2006
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To the two bottom answers...it's to my understanding that after I won the case and filed the writ I don't have to contact the company..someone else does that for me that is what the writ is for right? I shouldn't have any contact with the company once i won the lawsuit. They get served and should pay up but of course they haven't I am just trying to find out do I still have time to do it again and try and get my money. One of you said it's good ten years. I just want my money. It won't get my precious belongings back but atl east it's some form of consolation

Libraryanna

Statute of limitations isn't the right term. There are time limits on them. You can get another one, as long as your judgment is still good. In California, a judgment is good for 10 years and then has to be renewed. I don't know why they haven't gotten any money. Ask them about doing a till tap. That's where they go to the company and take all of the money that comes in while they are there. (The sheriff or marshal usually does this.) Best to do it around the first of the month, when they get their money.

If it's a good amount of money, see if a collection agency will take it on.

Edit: Here's an interesting take. You could force a sale of the company if they don't pay the debt. Put a lien on the property. One guy did that in a small claims case. They ignored the debt sale and he bought the whole complex for the $200 they owed him. (He sold it back to them at a big profit over the $200.) You might go to the library to get a book on how to collect a judgment in your state. Having the sheriff do it is just one way.

dusty_titus

I don't know what the statute of limitation has to do with the writ - the court has nothing to with collecting the judgment - you hire people to look for officers of the corporation and to look for assets (boats/cars/bank accounts/houses) these are then presented to the court as viable ways to pay the judgment. Find a local "judgment recovery specialist" to help you they may get 50% of whats collected, but that's better than 0%.

dazed&confused

Yes, they do expire.Why would the court recover money for you. If the judgment was against the Storage company, then that company would pay you the judgment amount not the court. Contact the main office of the Storage company, on the phone, in person if you can, but definitely in writing. Remind them you have a judgment against them for such and such and include a photo copy. Ask for you money, and let them know you are prepared to take them to court for violating the order and not paying you, as well as to recover you money. Tell them you would prefer just to collect your money and put this to bed, as you have a judgment and its better for both parties. My guess is you will receive a check soon after.

When a writ of execution is issued by the superior court, it "may be made returnable at any return day within six months from date of issuance." RSA 527:2. After the return day, the legal force of the execution expires and it becomes "ineffectual to support the [levy] proceedings . . . founded upon it." Rangeley, 18 N.H. at 219. Of course, when issued, the return date of the execution may be extended by the superior court if justice so requires. RSA 527:4 (1997). If the execution expires or is returned with the judgment unsatisfied, the judgment creditor may request that the trial court issue a successive writ of execution under RSA 527:6. Executions may be issued within two years from the date judgment is rendered or the date a former execution is returned unsatisfied. RSA 527:6.

Upon the expiration of the limitations period, the trial court may still issue an execution, but only "upon scire facias for the amount then due." RSA 527:7 (1997). Scire facias is a judicial writ directing a judgment debtor to appear and show cause why, after the lapse of the limitation period, execution against him should not be revived. See Blackâ€™s Law Dictionary 1347 (7th ed. 1999); Wiebusch, supra Â§ 60.07, at 476. "The requirement for scire facias before a late execution is issued assures that the judgment debtor knows that the old judgment remains unsatisfied and requires him to disclose the location of property from which it may be paid." Wiebusch, supra.

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