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:
A judgment is the final part of a court case. A valid judgment resolves all the contested issues and terminates the lawsuit, since it is regarded as the court's official pronouncement of the law on the action that was pending before it.It states who wins the case and what remedies the winner is awarded. judgment is the final part of a court case. A valid judgment resolves all the contested issues and terminates the lawsuit, since it is regarded as the court's official pronouncement of the law on the action that was pending before it.