Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 36A.006 · Chapter 36A. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES
PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition may 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 Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.36A.htm
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