{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-34-6","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":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 34 Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-34/9-34-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:04Z","sha256":"dfa1283c0778bd604f6969c571126c5435289eb1dee5505c3b4b5784cb26d313","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-34-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}