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2021 Texas Statutes
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal
Subtitle C - Judgments
Chapter 36A - Enforcement of Judgments of Other Countries
Section 36A.002. Definitions
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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.002 (2021)
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Sec. 36A.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Foreign country" means a government other than:
(A) the United States;
(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) any other government with respect to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's court is initially subject to determination under Section 1, Article IV, United States Constitution (the full faith and credit clause).
(2) "Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.
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