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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 · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · 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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