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D.C. Code § 15-366: Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15. Judgments and Executions; Fees and Costs. [Enacted title]
- Chapter 3. Enforcement of Judgments and Decrees.
- Subchapter II-A. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments.
(a)
If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.
(b)
If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.
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