Title PR, Property Code

Sec. 52.003. CONTENTS OF ABSTRACT. (a) An abstract of a judgment must show: (1) the names of the plaintiff and defendant; (2) the birthdate of the defendant, if available to the clerk or justice; (3) the last three numbers of the driver's license of the defendant, if available; (…

Sec. 52.004. RECORDING AND INDEXING OF ABSTRACT. (a) The county clerk shall immediately record in the county real property records each properly authenticated abstract of judgment that is presented for recording. The clerk shall note in the records the date and hour an abstract o…

Sec. 52.0041. ADDRESS REQUIREMENT FOR RECORDING ABSTRACT. (a) A judgment abstracted after September 1, 1993, may not be recorded unless: (1) a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor appears on the abstract of judgment; or (2) a penalty filing fee equal to the gre…

Sec. 52.005. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT. Satisfaction of a judgment in whole or in part may be shown by recordation of: (1) a return on an execution issued on the judgment, or a copy of the return, certified by the officer making the return and showing: (A) the names of the parties…

Sec. 52.006. DURATION OF LIEN. (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. (b) Notwithstanding …

Sec. 52.007. FEDERAL COURT JUDGMENT. An abstract of a judgment rendered in this state by a federal court may be recorded and indexed under this chapter on the certificate of the clerk of the court. Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3528, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. SUBCHAPTER B. C…

Sec. 52.021. DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION. (a) In accordance with this subchapter, a judgment and judgment lien may be discharged and canceled if the person against whom the judgment was rendered is discharged from his debts under federal bankruptcy law. (b) This subchapter applies…

Sec. 52.022. APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER. (a) The person who has been discharged from his debts, that person's receiver or trustee, or any other interested person may apply, on proof of the discharge, to the court in which the judgment was rendered for an order discharging and ca…

Sec. 52.023. NOTICE OF APPLICATION. (a) Notice of the application for the order and copies of the papers on which application is made must be served on the judgment creditor or his attorney of record in the action in which the judgment was rendered. (b) If the residence or place …

Sec. 52.024. COURT ORDER. (a) The court shall conduct a hearing on the application and shall enter an order of discharge and cancellation of the judgment and any abstracts of the judgment if the debtor or bankrupt has been discharged in bankruptcy from the payment of the obligati…

Sec. 52.025. EFFECT ON LIEN OF DISCHARGE OF DEBT IN BANKRUPTCY. (a) A judgment lien is not affected by the order of discharge and cancellation and may be enforced, if the lien is against real property owned by the bankrupt or debtor before the debtor was adjudged bankrupt or a pe…

Sec. 52.041. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a judgment and judgment lien for which an abstract of judgment or judgment lien is recorded on or after September 1, 1993. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 313, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 52.042. DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION. (a) A judgment is discharged and any abstract of judgment or judgment lien is canceled and released without further action in any court and may not be enforced if: (1) the lien is against real property owned by the debtor before a petition…

Sec. 52.043. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION. A judgment lien is not affected by this subchapter and may be enforced if the lien is against real property owned by the debtor before a petition for debtor relief was filed under federal bankruptcy law and: (1) the debt or o…