Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:6: Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment
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If the court in a proceeding under § 8.01-465.13:5 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:6
- Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See Virginia Code 8.01-465.13:1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
1. Conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in the Commonwealth would be conclusive; and
2. Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in the Commonwealth.
2014, c. 462.