Most attorneys are aware that a revival is not a new action; it is a continuation of the existing action where a final judgment is already entered. The Revival Act only establishes how and when the vested right may be enforced through legal actions filed in the court. But, as Mike Starzec notes in his October Illinois Bar Journal article, “Judgment Revivals: The Seven-Year Itch,” recent amendments to the Revival Act create two classes of judgments with different effective dates requiring revivals at radically different times.

Thus, says Starzec, understanding the current state of revivals is crucially important to preserve your client’s judgment. 

Read the October IBJ article, "Judgment Revivals: The Seven-Year Itch."