{"id":80,"date":"2018-06-19T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T13:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/rpb\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:23:07","slug":"foreign-country-money-judgments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rpb-law.com\/commercial-litigation\/foreign-country-money-judgments\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Country Money Judgments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80\" class=\"elementor elementor-80\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca74dad elementor-section-full_width banner elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca74dad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-634d44fd\" data-id=\"634d44fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"map\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc6bd1e bannerContent\" data-id=\"dc6bd1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db29bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db29bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foreign Country Money Judgments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24b35f94 practiceContent elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b35f94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b497042\" data-id=\"b497042\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74ec39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-rpb-left-navigation\" data-id=\"f74ec39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rpb-left-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"practiceContent practiceLeft\">\n\t\t\t<style scoped>\n\t\t\t\t.practiceContent{\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-top:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft ul{\n\t\t\t\t\tlist-style:none;\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft ul li{\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin:0;\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding:0;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t.practiceLeft a{\n\t\t\t\t\tborder-bottom:none;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<h3>Practice Areas<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62f53848 practiceRight\" data-id=\"62f53848\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a194fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a194fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"left\">Effective on July 1, 2014, the laws in Virginia that address the recognition of a foreign country money judgment were changed. The new rules are substantially different than the previous Code\u2019s provisions.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In Virginia, a \u201cforeign country judgment\u201d means any judgment of a foreign country granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty, or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters.<\/p>\n\n<h3 align=\"left\">Virginia Code Specifics<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\">Under the current laws of Virginia, the procedure for the recognition of a foreign country money judgment requires that the party which was awarded the judgment by a Court of a foreign country must file an \u201caction\u201d seeking the recognition. Pursuant to VA S. Ct. Rule 3:2, a civil \u201caction\u201d shall be commenced by filing a complaint in the clerk\u2019s office. Rule 3:2 also states that the proceeding may be commenced by a pleading styled \u201cPetition.\u201d It is generally recognized that an Apostille (see the Apostille Treaty and Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legislation for Foreign Public Documents under The Hague Convention), properly authenticated by an official of the Foreign Ministry, be attached as an exhibit to the \u201caction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In procedural terms, the clerk\u2019s office will issue a Summons and attach it to the Complaint or Petition. The Summons and the Petition must be served on the Defendant. Service in Virginia can be by the Sheriff or a private process server. Either means of service will require an Affidavit of Service to be prepared, signed, and filed with the clerk\u2019s office. Once that is accomplished, the Court will have jurisdiction over the Defendant.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">A party seeking recognition of a foreign country money judgment has the burden of establishing that Chapter 17.2 of the Virginia Code applies to the foreign country judgment.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">A party resisting recognition of a foreign country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for non-recognition. There are three mandatory non-recognition provisions. There are eight discretionary non-recognition provisions.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">To the extent that the Court finds that the foreign country money judgment is entitled to recognition and grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the judgment is conclusive between the parties and is entitled to the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution. Enforcement is the same as if the judgment was originally rendered in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n<p align=\"left\">If you need advice and counsel for either enrolling or challenging a foreign country judgment, contact Attorney Nicholas Gehrig.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Country Money Judgments Effective on July 1, 2014, the laws in Virginia that address the recognition of a foreign country money judgment were changed. The new rules are substantially different than the previous Code\u2019s provisions. 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