Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 34-11-2-12 (2026)
Satisfaction of judgment after expiration of 20 years
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 12. Every judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-2-14.]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.6.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Lewis v. Rex Metal Craft, Inc., 831 N.E.2d 812 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).
Lewis v. Rex Metal Craft, Inc., 831 N.E.2d 812 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). “2d at 1176 (referring to Ind.Code § 34-11-2-12 as a statute of limitations).”
Arend v. Etsler, 737 N.E.2d 1173 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). “Discussion and Decision Arend contends that the money judgment may be executed because the judgment does not violate the twenty year statute of limitations of Indiana Code section 34-11-2-12. A judgment creditor has several methods to choose from in collecting a final judgment…”
Skolak v. Skolak, 895 N.E.2d 1241 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). “The State next directs our attention to Indiana Code section 34-11-2-12, which states that "[e]very judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years." The…”
Bell v. Heflin, 383 P.3d 1031 (Wash. 2016). “210(2) that states, “An action to enforce a child support obligation must be commenced not later than ten (10) years after: (1) the eighteenth birthday of the child; or (2) the emancipation of the child; whichever occurs first.” Ind. Code § 34-11-2-10 . But Indiana also has a…”
Katherine Ryan v. Larry Janovsky, 999 N.E.2d 895 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). “Janovsky cites to Indiana Code section 34-11-2-12 and to Needham v. Suess, 577 N.”
Dore v. Dore, 782 N.E.2d 1015 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “See Ind.Code § 34-11-2-12, which provides that: Every judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years.”
Est. of Wilson v. Steward, 937 N.E.2d 826 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “[3] Father's estate contends that Mother's claim is barred by Indiana Code Section 34-11-2-10, which governs the enforcement of child support obligations, and by Indiana Code Section 34-11-2-12, which governs the enforeement of money judgments.”
Burkett v. Am. Fam. Ins. Grp., 737 N.E.2d 447 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000). “Ind.Code § 34-11-2-12 provides: "Every judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of twenty (20) years.”
Freddie L. Webb v. Thomas A. Yeager, 52 N.E.3d 30 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “See Ind.Code § 34-11-2-12 (titled “Satisfaction of judgment after expiration of twenty years” and providing that “[e]very judgment and decree of any court of record of the United States, of Indiana, or of any other state shall be considered satisfied after the expiration of…”
Est. of Moreland v. Dieter, 576 F.3d 691 (7th Cir. 2009). “Ind.Code § 34-11-2-12. Making the entities suddenly responsible for liability imposed during the first term of the Reagan Administration would neither preserve the treasury nor discourage excessive litigation.”
Off. of Child Support Enf't v. Reagan, 202 S.W.3d 10 (Ark. Ct. App. 2005). “” OCSE argued that Indiana Code § 34-11-2-12 allowed judgments to be enforceable for twenty years.”
Barbara Chitwood v. John Guadagnoli (Ind. Ct. App. 2024). “See Ind. Code § 34-11-2-12 (judgment is considered satisfied after twenty years).”
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