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Maine Statutes, Title 14

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Title 14, Title 14

79 chapters · 981 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 14981 Ch 501, Chapter 50189 Ch 507, Chapter 50759 Ch 713, Chapter 71353 Ch 205, Chapter 20551 Ch 403, Chapter 40351 Ch 509, Chapter 50944 Ch 725, Chapter 72538 Ch 203, Chapter 20334 Ch 305, Chapter 30534 Ch 609, Chapter 60934 Ch 7, Chapter 730 Ch 735, Chapter 73527 Ch 719, Chapter 71925 Ch 710, Chapter 71024

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14 M.R.S. § 8801 Short title
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This chapter may be known and cited as "the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act."
14 M.R.S. § 8802 Definitions
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As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).] 1. Foreign country. "Foreign country" means a governmental unit other than: A. The United States; [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).] B. A state, di…
14 M.R.S. § 8803 Applicability
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1. Sum of money; enforceable. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: A. Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).] B. Is final, conclusive and enforceable und…
14 M.R.S. § 8804 Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment
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1. Recognition if applicable. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a court of this State shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this Act applies. 2. Not recognized. A court of this State may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if: A. The judgment…

14 M.R.S. § 8805 Personal jurisdiction

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1. Lack of personal jurisdiction. A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if: A. The defendant was served personally in the foreign country; [PL 2021, c. 689, §2 (NEW).] B. The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, o…

14 M.R.S. § 8806 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment

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1. Original matter. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition must be raised by commencing an action in compliance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment. 2. In pendi…

14 M.R.S. § 8807 Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment

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If the court in a proceeding under section 8806 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this Act, then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is: [PL 2021, c. 689,…

14 M.R.S. § 8808 Stay of proceeding pending appeal of foreign-country judgment

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If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceeding with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires or the appellant has had sufficient time to …

14 M.R.S. § 8809 Statute of limitations

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An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country and 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.

14 M.R.S. § 8810 Uniformity of application and interpretation

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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

14 M.R.S. § 8811 Saving clause

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This Act does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this Act.

14 M.R.S. § 8812 Effective date

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This Act takes effect January 1, 2023.

14 M.R.S. § 8813 Recognition of judgments under prior law

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An action taken between August 8, 2022 and January 1, 2023 to recognize a foreign judgment that would have been valid under former chapter 753 is valid. For purposes of this section, "foreign judgment" has the same meaning as in former section 8502, subsection 2.