{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-666","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/12-666","heading":"Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.","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 the 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 affirmative defense.","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":"dfa1283c0778bd604f6969c571126c5435289eb1dee5505c3b4b5784cb26d313","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-665","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-12-667"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}