Judgment Against Property Foreign Company In Clark
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Yes. Foreign judgments are routinely recognized in the United States through statutes enacted in each state. The defenses to recognition are limited in these proceedings. This principle originated with the Supreme Court's 1895 decision in Hilton v.
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.
Although there is no judgement enforcement treaty between most countries and the United States, normally US courts will enforce a validly entered foreign judgement. The US court will require that the US based judgement debtor was aware of the foreign proceedings.
Domesticating Foreign Judgements Obtain an authenticated copy of the original foreign judgment. File an application of filing a foreign judgement with the court. Record the domesticated judgment in the Superior Court of the Arizona county in which the defendant resides.
— As authorized by law, any person entitled to support may file a petition for recognition and/or enforcement of a foreign decision or judgment on support with the court. The petition may be filed by the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) on behalf of a petitioner.
Generally, a "foreign judgment" is one that is rendered in another state or country that is judicially distinct from the state where collection of the judgment is sought.
