{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-663","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/12-663","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act 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 Act 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 Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["CHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURE","Code of Civil Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2017\u0026ChapterID=56\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"3dd95543d15b7f1b513ee89a2285d3312723cfe79c3c3150bd552294f129ddbc","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-662","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-664"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}