Texas Notice of Filing of Foreign Judgment

The "recognition" of a foreign judgment occurs when the court of one country or jurisdiction accepts a judicial decision made by the courts of another "foreign" country or jurisdiction, and issues a judgment in substantially identical terms without rehearing the substance of the original lawsuit.

The 1964 Foreign Judgment Act allowed the states to enforce a judgment from another state without the expense of litigation.Entitle this notice document as NOTICE OF FILING FOREIGN JUDGMENT and include the affidavit and exemplified copy of the judgment.

When a creditor gets a judgment against a debtor, the creditor has to take steps to get the judgment paid. This is called execution.The things that are taken are sold to pay the judgment. The Texas Property Code sets out the kinds and amounts of property that can and cannot be taken to pay a judgment in Texas.

Hence, a decree passed by a superior court of a foreign country cannot be enforced in India if it contravenes an earlier conclusive judgment passed by a competent court in a suit between the same parties, as it is enforced as a domestic decree.

A foreign judgment can be authenticated in accordance with an act of congress or a statute of this state, which then may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction of this state. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.

Generally, U.S. judgments cannot be enforced in a foreign country without first being recognized by a court in that foreign country.It can generally be said that non-default judgments not involving tort claims or punitive damages are more likely to be enforced.

The process requires registering a certified copy of the foreign judgment with the clerk of the court in the jurisdiction where you want to enforce the judgment. You will also need to file an affidavit attesting to certain facts, as specified in the court's procedural rules.