{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-626b.106","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 626B.106","heading":"Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.","body":"1. 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.\n2. 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.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 626B - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/626B.106.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"94465c10030652fb18c5d73bac2b1ad1f27a9d4c72b2a157751ff3c1bdacf29d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-626b.105","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-626b.107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}