Alabama § 6-9-256 Judgment Conclusive and Enforceable

Alabama Statutes

§ 6-9-256 — Judgment Conclusive and Enforceable

Alabama § 6-9-256

Title 6Civil Practice

Ch. 9Judgments

Art. 11Alabama Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

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Ala. Code § 6-9-256 (2026).

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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 same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this state would be conclusive; and

(2)enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.

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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 same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this state would be conclusive; and
(2) enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.