Code Civ. Proc., § 1718 · Chapter 2. Foreign-Country Money Judgments
Code Civ. Proc., § 1718
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.
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