Sec. 09.30.130. Personal jurisdiction.
(a) The foreign judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if (1) the defendant was served personally in the foreign state; (2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceedings, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceedings or of contesting the jurisdiction of […]
Sec. 09.30.140. Stay in case of appeal.
If the defendant satisfies the court either that an appeal is pending or that the defendant is entitled and intends to appeal from the foreign judgment, the court may stay the proceedings until the appeal has been determined or until the expiration of a period of time sufficient to enable the defendant to prosecute the […]
Sec. 09.30.150. Saving clause.
AS 09.30.100 – 09.30.180 do not prevent the recognition of a foreign judgment in situations not covered by AS 09.30.100 – 09.30.180.
Sec. 09.30.160. Construction.
AS 09.30.100 – 09.30.180 shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act.
Sec. 09.30.170. Definitions.
In AS 09.30.100 – 09.30.180, (1) “foreign judgment” means a judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty, or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters; (2) “foreign state” means a governmental unit other than the […]
Sec. 09.30.180. Short title.
AS 09.30.100 – 09.30.180 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act.
Sec. 09.30.020. Priority of lien of judgment.
A conveyance of real property or interest in real property is void against a judgment lien that is recorded before the conveyance is recorded.
Sec. 09.30.200. Filing and status of foreign judgments.
A copy of a foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the Act of Congress or the laws of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court with jurisdiction in this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a domestic judgment. A judgment so […]
Sec. 09.30.030. Judgment where summons not served on all defendants.
When an action is against two or more defendants jointly indebted upon a contract and the summons is served on one or more but not all of them and judgment is recovered, it may be entered against all the defendants jointly indebted only so far as it may be enforced against the joint property of […]
Sec. 09.30.210. Notice of filing.
(a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or the judgment creditor’s lawyer shall make and file with the clerk of court an affidavit setting out the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. (b) Promptly upon the filing of the […]