Delaware § 5210 Enforcement of foreign judgments

Delaware Statutes

§ 5210 — Enforcement of foreign judgments

Delaware § 5210

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Ch. 52DELAWARE UNIFORM FOREIGN-MONEY CLAIMS ACT

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Del. Code tit. 10, § 5210 (2026).

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(a)If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this State as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in § 5207 of this title, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.

(b)A foreign judgment may be entered and indexed in accordance with any rule or statute of this State providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement.

(c)A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this State.

(d)A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United

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(a) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this State as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in § 5207 of this title, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars.

(b) A foreign judgment may be entered and indexed in accordance with any rule or statute of this State providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement.

(c) A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this State.

(d) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in this State in United States dollars only.