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Ala. Code § 6-9-234

Stay of Enforcement of Foreign Judgment.

Known as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act

The act spans §§ 6-9-230 to 6-9-238 (9 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Pope v. Gordon (In Re Camp) (2004)

Most recently applied in Pope v. Gordon (In Re Camp) (June 2004)

(Acts 1986, Ex

(a) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.

(b) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any circuit court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.