GroundRules
D.C. Code § 15-367: Effect of 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.
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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