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What is a foreign Judgement?

A foreign judgment is any judgment of a court of any other state in the United States in a civil action which was not obtained by default in appearance or by confession of judgment.

How do you enforce a foreign Judgement in Texas?

The quickest and easiest is to follow the Uniform Enforcement of Judgments Act (UEFJA). [1] Under the UEFJA, all a creditor must do is file an authenticated copy of the judgment in a Texas court. The filing of the judgment both initiates the enforcement proceeding and creates a Texas judgment.

Are US judgments enforced in other countries?

Generally, US judgments cannot be enforced in a foreign country without first being recognized by a court in that foreign country. The recognition and enforcement of US judgments depends not only on the domestic law of the foreign country, but also on the principles of comity, reciprocity and res judicata.

Will the US enforce a foreign courts decision?

Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.

What does it mean to domesticate a foreign judgment?

Domestication is a legal proceeding in an appropriate court in the jurisdiction where you want to enforce the judgment. In a domestication action, you will ask that court to give effect to your foreign judgment.