Title 6 — Title 6 ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(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) …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:(a) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and(b) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies.(2) A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(a) The judgment was rendered unde…

(1) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(a) The defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;(b) The defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting proper…

(1) 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.(2) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the i…

If the court in a proceeding under RCW 6.40A.050 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:(1) Conclusive…

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

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 or fifteen years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign countr…

This chapter does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this chapter.[ 2009 c 363 s 12.]

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.[ 2009 c 363 s 10.]

This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act.[ 2009 c 363 s 1.]

This chapter applies to all actions commenced on or after July 26, 2009, in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised.[ 2009 c 363 s 11.]