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§ 39-4D-7 NMSA 1978

Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment

Known as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act

The act spans §§ 39–39 (11 sections).

Laws 2009, ch. 142, § 7.

If the court in a proceeding pursuant to Section 6 [ 39-4D-6 NMSA 1978] of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under that act, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:

A. conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this state would be conclusive; and

B. enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.