Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

In my divorce decree there is a matter where I loaned my husband $10,000.00 out of my child support settlement for his ailing business. We had a promisory note drawn up to where it would be paid back on monthly installments at 12% interest. The judge ruled that he is to pay it back to me within 60 days. That would have been in Feb. 2009. He's been paying me (sometimes) $200/month, telling me that is all that he can afford. The decree states that if the payment is not made within 60 days, same shall be reduced to a judgment in my favor, enforceable as are all other civil judgments. My question is: in civil judgments, are they subject to be written off (or disregarded) after 2 years if not taken back to court and renewed before that time? I know some other judgments are, and I'm wondering if he's just biding his time to do this.


Asked on 3/27/10, 7:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

To the best of my knowledge, judgments in Indiana are good for ten years and then can be renewed.

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Answered on 4/02/10, 8:36 am


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