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Título 9. CIVIL PRACTICE · Capítulo 12. VERDICT AND JUDGMENT · Artículo 5. UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT

9-12-112. Applicability; burden of proof.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, this article applies to any foreign-country judgment to the extent that such judgment:#

    1. (1)

      Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and#

    2. (2)

      Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.#

  2. (b)

    This article shall not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if such judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that such judgment is:#

    1. (1)

      A judgment for taxes;#

    2. (2)

      A fine or other penalty; or#

    3. (3)

      A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or any other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.#

  3. (c)

    A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this article applies to such foreign-country judgment.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 479, § 2; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 2-1/SB 65.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Debtor Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.’ ‘‘(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships.’’ Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 7-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: ‘‘Part 2 of this Act shall apply to all actions filed on or after July 1, 2015, in which the recognition of a foreign country judgment is raised.’’

Otras notas

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: ‘‘This article applies to any foreign judgment that is final, conclusive, and enforceable where rendered even though an appeal therefrom is pending or it is subject to appeal.’’ See editor’s note for applicability.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de T09 Ch12-16 (V7A) 2015.pdf, Volumen V7A, edición 2015, páginas 163 a 164; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo c88496cf9e57.