District of Columbia § 15-367 Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 15-367 — Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.

District of Columbia·Title 15 Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]·Ch. 3 Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.·Subch. II-A Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments.

If the court in a proceeding under § 15-366 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this subchapter, 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 the District of Columbia would be conclusive; and

(2)Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in the District of Columbia.

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If the court in a proceeding under § 15-366 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this subchapter, 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 the District of Columbia would be conclusive; and

(2) Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in the District of Columbia.

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