Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1718 — Foreign-Country Money Judgments
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1718
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2008-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1718 — Foreign-Country Money Judgments is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.