Virginia § 8.01-465.13:2 Applicability

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-465.13:2 — Applicability

Virginia § 8.01-465.13:2

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 17.2UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-465.13:2 (2026).

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A.Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:

1.Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and

2.Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

B.This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:

1.A judgment for taxes;

2.A fine or other penalty; or

3.A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

C.A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.

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A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:

1. Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and

2. Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

B. This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:

1. A judgment for taxes;

2. A fine or other penalty; or

3. A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

C. A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.