This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
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.
— 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.
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.
Foreign judgments are subject to Arizona's four (4) year statute of limitations.
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 a foreign judgment in California to put it simply, is relocating a court ruling's jurisdiction. A judgment ruled, in the case under California law, can transfer from California's ruling jurisdiction to another. This process is domestication of a foreign judgment.
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.
Some states refer to judgments rendered in other states in different terms. Some states, including New York and California, call these judgments “sister state” judgments. For purposes of this page, both out-of-state and out-of-country judgements will be referred to as “foreign judgments.”