Title 12 — Courts and Civil Proceedings
29 chapters · 902 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 12-3251 Definitions
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In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 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. (c) Any other government with regard to which the decision…
A.R.S. § 12-3252 Applicability of chapter
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B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, this chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that either: 1. Grants or denies the recovery of a sum of money if it is any of the following: (a) A judgment for taxes. (b) A fine or other penalty. (c) A judgment for divo…
A.R.S. § 12-3253 Recognition of foreign-country judgments; personal jurisdiction
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B. A court may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if any of the following applies: 1. The judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law. 2. The foreign court did n…
A.R.S. § 12-3254 Procedure for recognition of a foreign-country judgment; effect of recognition of a foreign-country judgment; stay of proceedings; statute of limitations
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B. If the court in a proceeding under subsection A of this section finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is b…