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Domestication of Judgments in California A judgment entered in any state can be enforced anywhere in California. In other words, the creditor can use an out-of-state judgment to collect from the debtor's assets located in California, in exactly the same manner as a judgment originally entered in California.

— A petition for recognition and/or enforcement of a foreign judgment or decision for support may be filed in the court which has territorial jurisdiction over the place where the petitioner or respondent actually resides, at the election of the petitioner.

In order to domesticate a judgment, UEFA requires that an authenticated copy of the foreign judgment be filed with the court clerk in any county in South Carolina in which the judgment debtor either resides or has property located.

Along with the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his attorney shall make and file with the clerk an affidavit which states that the foreign judgment is final, that it is unsatisfied in whole or in part setting forth the amount remaining unpaid on the judgment, and whether the judgment is further contested.

From the time of its establishment, the United States Court of International Trade and its predecessor bodies have been designed to provide “a comprehensive system for judicial review of civil actions arising out of import transactions and federal transactions affecting international trade.” This system, now ...

(A) A copy of a foreign judgment authenticated in ance with an act of Congress or the statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the clerk of court of any county of this State in which the judgment debtor resides or owns real or personal property.

The Constitution Allows for Extraterritorial Criminal Laws The courts have generally held that extraterritoriality, in itself, does not make a federal criminal statute unconstitutional. Congress has wide latitude to enact laws that govern conduct occurring 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.

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.