5300 – Citation.

§ 5300. Citation. This article may be cited as the “Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Act.”

5301 – Definitions.

§ 5301. Definitions. As used in this article the following definitions shall be applicable. (a) Foreign country. “Foreign country” means a government other than: 1. the United States; 2. a state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession of the United States; or 3. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state […]

5302 – Applicability.

§ 5302. Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this section, the provisions of this article apply to a foreign country judgment to the extent that such 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 […]

5303 – Recognition Enforcement, and Proceedings.

§ 5303. Recognition enforcement, and proceedings. (a) Except as is otherwise provided in section fifty-three hundred four of this article or any controlling law of the United States, a court of this state shall recognize a foreign country judgment to which this article applies as conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants […]

5304 – Grounds for Non-Recognition.

§ 5304. Grounds for non-recognition. (a) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign country judgment if: 1. the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law; 2. the foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over […]

5305 – Personal Jurisdiction.

§ 5305. Personal jurisdiction. (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 seizure in the […]

5306 – Stay of a Proceeding Pending Appeal of a Foreign Country Judgment.

§ 5306. Stay of a proceeding pending appeal of a foreign country judgment. If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceeding with regard to the foreign country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or […]

5307 – Effect of Recognition.

§ 5307. Effect of recognition. (a) If the court, in a proceeding under section fifty-three hundred five of this article finds that the 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. […]

5308 – Uniformity of Interpretation.

§ 5308. Uniformity of interpretation. This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact these provisions.