California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP |
Part 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE |
Title 11. SISTER STATE AND FOREIGN MONEY—JUDGMENTS |
Chapter 2. Foreign-Country Money Judgments |
Section 1718.
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(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.
(b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)