{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-49a-16.3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:49A-16.3","heading":"Applicability.","body":"3. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, this act shall apply to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n(1)\tgrants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n(2)\tunder the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\nb.\tThis act shall 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)\ta judgment for taxes;\n(2)\ta fine or other penalty; or\n(3)\ta judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\nc.\tA party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment shall have the burden of establishing that this act applies to the foreign-country judgment.\nL.2017, c.365, s.3.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"ed6c4ea9cdb82716dfc02e179c0d0428685293b4e18df77f5cae272f1d7fe63d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-49a-16.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-49a-16.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}