Source: http://delcode.delaware.gov/sessionlaws/ga139/chp145.shtml
Timestamp: 2014-10-23 11:03:00
Document Index: 427575401

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4801', '§ 4803', '§ 4804', '§ 4805', '§ 4806', '§ 4807', '§ 4808']

Section I. Amend Title 10 of the Delaware Code by adding a new chapter to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 48. UNIFORM FOREIGN MONEY-JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT § 4801. Definitions.
(1) 'foreign state' means any governmental unit other than the United States, or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal Zone, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Ryukyu Islands:
(2) 'foreign judgment' means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty. or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters.
This Act applies to any foreign judgment that is final and conclusive and enforceable where rendered even though an appeal therefrom is pending or it is subject to appeal.
§ 4803. Recognition and Enforcement.
Except as provided in Section 4804 of this chapter, a foreign judgment inechng the requirements of Section 4802 of this chapter is conclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. The foreign judgment is enforceable in the same manner as the judgment of a sister state which is entitled to full faith and credit.
§ 4804. Grounds for Non-recognition.
(1) the judgment was rendered under a system which does not pro ‘ide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;
(2) the foreign court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant, or
(2) the judgment was obtained by fraud; (3) the cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state;
§ 4805. Personal Jurisdiction.
(b) The courts of this state may recognize other bases of jurisdiction. § 4806. Stay in Case of Appeal.
§ 4807. Savings Clause.
This chapter does not prevent the recognition of a foreign judgment in situations not covered by this chapter.
§ 4808. Uniformity of Interpretation.
This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it."