Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
4. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees
5. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments
6. Procedure for 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 may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.

(Feb. 24, 2012, D.C. Law 19-86, § 2(b), 58 DCR 11186.)

Section References

This section is referenced in § 15-367.

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based on § 6 of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

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