§ 506. Judgments
(a) Actions on judgments and actions for the renewal or revival of judgments shall be brought in the Civil Division of the Superior Court by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within eight years after the rendition of the judgment, and not after.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Family Division of the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions on judgments issued by the Family Division.
(1) Renewal of a Family Division judgment for money or property shall be initiated specifically by a motion to renew in the county that issued the underlying judgment within eight years after the rendition of the judgment or when the last payment or action required is due, whichever occurs last, except that orders awarding or conveying real estate shall not be subject to a statutory limitation. A motion to renew a Family Division judgment for money or property shall be served upon all respondent parties in the manner prescribed for the filing of a new action for divorce or parentage. A judgment issued by the Family Division pursuant to a motion to renew such a judgment shall restart the eight-year limitation on actions on judgments.
(2) The filing of a motion to renew shall toll the statute of limitations until the court rules upon the motion.
(3) Any of the following shall restart the statutory limitation in subdivision (1) of this subsection:
(A) a written, signed acknowledgement of the debt, action, or obligation ordered in the judgment;
(B) any payment made by an obligor on a Family Division judgment, including by wage withholding;
(C) any affirmative action taken by an obligor toward compliance with the provisions of a Family Division judgment; or
(D) any payment made by a third party on behalf of the obligor specifically toward the Family Division judgment.
(4) All property or money judgments issued by the Family Division shall bear the following statement: “RENEWAL OF A FAMILY DIVISION JUDGMENT FOR MONEY OR PROPERTY SHALL BE INITIATED BY MOTION TO RENEW WITHIN EIGHT YEARS AFTER RENDITION OF THE JUDGMENT OR WHEN THE LAST PAYMENT OR ACTION REQUIRED IS DUE, WHICHEVER OCCURS LAST, OR IT CANNOT BE ENFORCED.” (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. March 29, 1972; 2009, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 29, 2010; 2025, No. 165 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. June 18, 2026.)