In re the Marriage of Hernandez

Husband appeals a trial court order vacating the renewal of a judgment. He argues that the trial court erred in holding that his judgment expired by operation of law because of the passage of time. We affirm.

The parties were divorced in 1979. The judgment awarded wife the family home and gave husband an $18,000 “judgment lien” against the property, payable ten years after entry of the judgment, one year after wife’s remarriage, or upon wife’s death, whichever came first. By 1989, ten years after the judgment was entered, wife had not remarried and she still owned the home. On October 12,1990,…