{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-6-9-252","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 6-9-252","heading":"Applicability of Article.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this article applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n(1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n(2) under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\n(b) This article 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:\n(1) a judgment for taxes;\n(2) a fine or other penalty; or\n(3) a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\n(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this article applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["Title 6 Civil Practice.","Chapter 9 Judgments.","Article 11 Alabama Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-9-252","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"7486456147e5ce588adf9864705011cc4fcaa7a7776955559a4aa71d67547302","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-6-9-251","next":"us-al/ala.-code-6-9-253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}