As used in this chapter:

(a) “Judgment creditor” means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment.

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Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 1710.10

(b) “Judgment debtor” means the person or persons against whom an action to enforce a sister state judgment can be brought.

(c) “Sister state judgment” means that part of any judgment, decree, or order of a court of a state of the United States, other than California, which requires the payment of money, but does not include a support order as defined in § 155 of the Family Code.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 163, Sec. 64. Effective January 1, 1993. Operative January 1, 1994, by Sec. 161 of Ch. 163.)