My son got into a car accident back in 2016 when he was 17. The police said he was at fault, and our insurance (GEICO) denied the claim, saying the policy wasn’t in effect. They sued for $12,000, but that case got dismissed in 2017. Then, they filed another lawsuit in 2018, but they messed up his middle initial and sent legal notices in a way that we never saw them. We only found out in 2019 when he went to renew his license and was told it was suspended. Now he’s 26, finished college, and has a clean record except for this. We were told the judgment should expire after 5 years (Feb 25, 2025). Will he be able to reinstate his license then? This has really hurt his career and mental health. Anyone dealt with something like this?
If the statute of limitations is 5 years and they haven’t done anything else, you should be good. But I’d still check with the DMV just to be safe.
Ellery said:
If the statute of limitations is 5 years and they haven’t done anything else, you should be good. But I’d still check with the DMV just to be safe.
Yeah, I was thinking about calling them. I just don’t want to trigger anything that makes them take action before it expires.
Ellery said:
If the statute of limitations is 5 years and they haven’t done anything else, you should be good. But I’d still check with the DMV just to be safe.
I get that. Maybe talk to a lawyer before reaching out to the DMV? Just in case.
Did you ever get a letter from the DMV when his license was suspended? Usually, they send something.
Sam said:
Did you ever get a letter from the DMV when his license was suspended? Usually, they send something.
Nope, never got anything. We only found out when he went to renew it in 2019.
Sam said:
Did you ever get a letter from the DMV when his license was suspended? Usually, they send something.
That’s messed up. Maybe check if there’s a way to challenge the suspension since you never got notified?
Just to clarify—was he a minor when they filed the second lawsuit? Because that seems like something that shouldn’t have happened.
Kieran said:
Just to clarify—was he a minor when they filed the second lawsuit? Because that seems like something that shouldn’t have happened.
Yeah, he was still under 18 when they filed it. But they used some weird legal loophole to get a default judgment.
Kieran said:
Just to clarify—was he a minor when they filed the second lawsuit? Because that seems like something that shouldn’t have happened.
That sounds shady. If he was a minor, I’d definitely get a lawyer to see if it can be overturned.
You said the judgment expires in 2025—does that mean they can’t do anything after that?
Ainsley said:
You said the judgment expires in 2025—does that mean they can’t do anything after that?
From what I was told, yeah. The 5-year statute of limitations runs out, and they can’t take further action unless they do something before then.
Ainsley said:
You said the judgment expires in 2025—does that mean they can’t do anything after that?
That’s good to know. Hope they don’t pull anything last minute.
Wait, what does statute of limitations mean?
Ash said:
Wait, what does statute of limitations mean?
It basically means there’s a time limit on how long they have to take legal action. Once that time is up, they can’t do anything anymore.
Ash said:
Wait, what does statute of limitations mean?
Ohh, got it. Thanks for explaining!