{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-115","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-12-115","heading":"Procedure for recognition.","body":"(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 such foreign-country judgment.\n(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 third-party claim.\n(c) Chapter 11 of this title shall apply to any claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim for recognition of a 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":"b425e688c0567e66e338e4bfb2d08614c364525b9e3a028a6d5d029afeb7515c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-114","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-12-116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}