Section 6-9-250 – Short Title.

Section 6-9-250 Short title. This article may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. (Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §1.)

Section 6-9-251 – Definitions.

Section 6-9-251 Definitions. In this article: (1) “Foreign country” means a government other than: a. the United States; b. a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or c. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s […]

Section 6-9-252 – Applicability of Article.

Section 6-9-252 Applicability of article. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this article applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (2) under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. (b) This article […]

Section 6-9-253 – Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgments.

Section 6-9-253 Recognition of foreign-country judgments. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this article applies. (b) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country judgment if: (1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does […]

Section 6-9-254 – Lack of Personal Jurisdiction; Recognition Sought.

Section 6-9-254 Lack of personal jurisdiction; recognition sought. (a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: (1) the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country; (2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with […]

Section 6-9-255 – Action Seeking Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment.

Section 6-9-255 Action seeking recognition of foreign-country judgment. (a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. (b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition […]

Section 6-9-256 – Judgment Conclusive and Enforceable.

Section 6-9-256 Judgment conclusive and enforceable. If the court in a proceeding under Section 6-9-255 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this article, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is: (1) conclusive between the parties to the […]

Section 6-9-257 – Stay of Proceedings on Appeal.

Section 6-9-257 Stay of proceedings on appeal. If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute […]

Section 6-9-258 – Commencement of Action.

Section 6-9-258 Commencement of action. An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the later of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 5 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became final, conclusive, and enforceable in the foreign country. (Act 2012-470, p. 1296, […]

Section 6-9-259 – Construction and Application of Article.

Section 6-9-259 Construction and application of article. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §10.)

Section 6-9-260 – Comity.

Section 6-9-260 Comity. This article does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this article. (Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §11.)

Section 6-9-261 – Date of Commencement.

Section 6-9-261 Date of commencement. This article applies to all actions commenced on or after January 1, 2013, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised. (Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §12.)