2016 Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 12 - Verdict and Judgment
Article 5 - Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
§ 9-12-111. Definitions

GA Code § 9-12-111 (2016) What's This?

As used in this article, the term:

(1) "Foreign country" means a government other than:

(A) The United States;

(B) Any state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or

(C) Any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of such government's court is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

(2) "Foreign-country judgment" means any judgment of a court of a foreign country.

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