I am in Colorado and have a civil judgment against me. In Colorado judgments expire after 6 years. This 6 year mark is next week on this case and I was told I need to file a motion after that date to get it off my record. I need to do it right away as I close on a house 2 weeks after and cannot have any active judgments under my name. I'm just unsure what to write and title this motion. Hoping somebody can assist me with this.
Curiously here, but did whomsoever it was that told you that when and if the time for execution on the judgment expires that you can
''get it off your record'' also tell you how and by virtue of what Colorado law?
I ask because frankly I know of no process in Colorado or elsewhere whereby a judgment debtor can obtain some form of court order documenting the singular event of a judgment having expired for purposes of enforcement.
It is true that once lapsed or expired a money judgment is "
considered as satisfied in full" . (See: CRS 13-52-102 (b)(i)) But generally its a simple matter of the interested parties consulting a calendar.
Anyway, if you plan on filing such a motion you'd better plan on first consulting with a knowledgeable attorney who can tell you if it will work or not. And if not, know of other means of accomplishing your purposes.
Then of course there is the alternative: Pay your debt, secure a written satisfaction and remove the "deadbeat" stigma from your record!!