Under Virginia law, except for cases involving medical malpractice, the statute of limitations begins to run on a minor's eighteenth birthday. For medical malpractice cases involving minors under the age of eight, the minor has until his or her tenth birthday to commence litigation.
) or high court judgment if someone takes court action against you (saying you owe them money) and you donât respond. You have 14 days to respond to the court claim. If you get a judgment, this means that the court has formally decided that you owe the money. The judgment will come in the post and will explain:
If you think about whan an appeal is, it's a challenge to a ruling or order or verdict in a lower court. In essence, you're asking a higher court to overturn or reverse that lower court's order. So when the appellate court states that the decision will be affirmed, it is rejecting your request to overturn that lower court's order. So the lower court's order remains in tact.