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Ala. Code § 6-9-251

Definitions.

Known as the Alabama Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

The act spans §§ 6-9-250 to 6-9-261 (12 sections).

(Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §2.)

In this article:

(1) “Foreign country” means a government other than:

a. the United States;

b. a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or

c. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

(2) “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.

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