{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-112","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-12-112","heading":"Applicability; burden of proof.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, this article applies to any foreign-country judgment to the extent that such 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 shall not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if such judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that such 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 any 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 such foreign-country judgment.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 12 Verdict and Judgment","Article 5 Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"84a7e975a71b5a692addf36a8da53c236d370ce811df0633665f57431c1902ab","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-111","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}