{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-36a.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 36A.003","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:\n(1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and\n(2) under the law of the foreign country in which the judgment is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.\n(b) This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money to the extent that the judgment is:\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 chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 36A. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.36A.htm#36A.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"3a307567b7bcaf9332a0ffc94af321d85e2c2126b7ec54f5fb7c480d92834776","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-36a.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-36a.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}