TITLE 10

ISSUES, TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS

CHAPTER 14

UNIFORM FOREIGN COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT

10-1403.  Applicability. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign country judgment to the extent that the judgment:

(a)  Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and

(b)  Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive and enforceable.

(2)  This chapter does not apply to a foreign country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:

(a)  A judgment for taxes;

(b)  A fine or other penalty; or

(c)  A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

(3)  A party seeking recognition of a foreign country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign country judgment.

History:

[10-1403, added 2007, ch. 46, sec. 2, p. 116.]