PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 11. MONEY JUDGMENTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS 1710.10-1741›CHAPTER 2. Foreign-Country Money Judgments 1713-1725
§ 1718
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(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.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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