{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-9004","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §9004","heading":"Foreign judgments issued in connection with hostile litigation","body":"1.  Jurisdiction and due process required.  A court of this State may not give any force or effect to any foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation if the court that issued the foreign judgment did not:\nA.  Have personal jurisdiction over the defendant;\nB.  Have jurisdiction over the subject matter; or\nC.  Provide due process of law.\n2.  Limitations period.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an action on a foreign judgment in connection with hostile litigation must be commenced by filing a new and independent action on the judgment within 5 years of the foreign judgment.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 7: PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 763: LEGALLY PROTECTED HEALTH CARE ACTIVITY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec9004.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"fd3ec001a21dbb291e3225b32e87cf524cbcf2ea6c73e2d15e6bdccf43350279","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-9003","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-9005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}