Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 36A.007 · Chapter 36A. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES
EFFECT OF RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If the court in a proceeding under Section 36A.006 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:
(1) 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
(2) enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.
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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