{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-26-6-203","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-6-203","heading":"Applicability","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this part applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable. (b) This part 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: (1) A judgment for taxes; (2) A fine or other penalty; or (3) A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations. (c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this part applies to the foreign-country judgment. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 278,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.\n(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this part applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and (2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\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 part 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: (1) A judgment for taxes; (2) A fine or other penalty; or (3) A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.\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 part applies to the foreign-country judgment.","path":["TN Code","Title 26","Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"961c7ac939e3510b381e718daa177fbc5ec2ca80dffee7676f4fb42d77f6add3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-26-6-202","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-26-6-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}