Section 691.1131 – Short Title.

691.1131 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act”. History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008

Section 691.1132 – Definitions.

691.1132 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Foreign country” means a government other than any of the following: (i) The United States. (ii) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States. (iii) A federally recognized Indian tribe whose tribal court judgments are entitled to recognition and presumed to […]

Section 691.1133 – Applicability of Act; Scope.

691.1133 Applicability of act; scope. Sec. 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), this act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that both of the following apply: (a) The judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. (b) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, the judgment […]

Section 691.1134 – Foreign-Country Judgment; Recognition by Court; Burden for Establishing Ground for Nonrecognition.

691.1134 Foreign-country judgment; recognition by court; burden for establishing ground for nonrecognition. Sec. 4. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this act applies. (2) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country judgment if any of the […]

Section 691.1135 – Lack of Personal Jurisdiction; Refusal of Recognition Prohibited; Conditions; Bases.

691.1135 Lack of personal jurisdiction; refusal of recognition prohibited; conditions; bases. Sec. 5. (1) A foreign-country judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if any of the following apply: (a) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country. (b) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than […]

Section 691.1136 – Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment; Raising Action as Original Matter; Raising Action by Counterclaim, Cross-Claim, or Affirmative Defense.

691.1136 Recognition of foreign-country judgment; raising action as original matter; raising action by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense. Sec. 6. (1) 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. (2) If recognition of a […]

Section 691.1137 – Foreign-Country Judgment; Findings.

691.1137 Foreign-country judgment; findings. Sec. 7. If the court in a proceeding under section 6 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this act, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is both of the following: (a) Conclusive between […]

Section 691.1138 – Appeal; Stay of Proceedings.

691.1138 Appeal; stay of proceedings. Sec. 8. 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 691.1139 – Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment; Commencement of Action.

691.1139 Recognition of foreign-country judgment; commencement of action. Sec. 9. An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country. History: 2008, […]

Section 691.1140 – Applicability and Construction of Act; Promotion of Uniformity of Law.

691.1140 Applicability and construction of act; promotion of uniformity of law. Sec. 10. In applying and construing this uniform act, a court shall consider the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008

Section 691.1141 – Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment Under Principles of Comity.

691.1141 Recognition of foreign-country judgment under principles of comity. Sec. 11. This act does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment that is not within the scope of this act. History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008

Section 691.1142 – Applicability of Act.

691.1142 Applicability of act. Sec. 12. This act applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this act in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised. History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008

Section 691.1143 – Repeal of MCL 691.1151 to 691.1159.

691.1143 Repeal of MCL 691.1151 to 691.1159. Sec. 13. The uniform foreign money-judgments recognition act, 1967 PA 191, MCL 691.1151 to 691.1159, is repealed. History: 2008, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 2008