Definitions

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  • As used in this subchapter:
    • (1) “Foreign state” means any governmental unit other than the United States Virgin Islands, the United States or a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

    • (2) “Foreign judgment” means any 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.


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