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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 35.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 35 - Enforcement of Judgments of Other States|Section 35.007. Fees

Sec. 35.007.  FEES.  (a)  A person filing a foreign judgment shall pay to the clerk of the court the amount as otherwise provided by law for filing suit in the courts of this state.(b)  Filing fees are due and payable at the time of filing.(c)  Fees for other enforcement proceedings are as provided by law for judgments of the courts of this state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 35.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 35 - Enforcement of Judgments of Other States|Section 35.008. Optional Procedure

Sec. 35.008.  OPTIONAL PROCEDURE.  A judgment creditor retains the right to bring an action to enforce a judgment instead of proceeding under this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.001 (2021)
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.001. Short Title

Sec. 36A.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.002 (2021)
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

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.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.003 (2021)
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.003. Applicability

Sec. 36A.003.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:(1)  grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and(2)  under the law of the foreign country in which the judgment is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money to the extent that the judgment is:(1)  a judgment for taxes;(2)  a fine or other penalty; or(3)  a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.(c)  A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.004 (2021)
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.004. Standards for Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment

Sec. 36A.004.  STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this chapter applies.(b)  A court of this state may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(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 not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or(3)  the foreign court did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter.(c)  A court of this state is not required to recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(1)  the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;(2)  the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present the party's case;(3)  the judgment or the cause of action on which the judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this state or the United States;(4)  the judgment conflicts with another final and conclusive judgment;(5)  the proceeding in the foreign court was contrary to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in the foreign court;(6)  jurisdiction was based only on personal service and the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;(7)  the judgment was rendered in circumstances that raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment;(8)  the specific proceeding in the foreign court leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law; or(9)  it is established that the foreign country in which the judgment was rendered does not recognize judgments rendered in this state that, but for the fact that they are rendered in this state, would constitute foreign-country judgments to which this chapter would apply under Section 36A.003.(d)  A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in Subsection (b) or (c) exists.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.005 (2021)
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.005. Personal Jurisdiction

Sec. 36A.005.  PERSONAL JURISDICTION.  (a)  A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(1)  the defendant was served with process personally in the foreign country;(2)  the defendant voluntarily appeared in the proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;(3)  the defendant, before commencement of the proceeding, agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;(4)  the defendant was domiciled in the foreign country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization whose principal place of business was in, or that was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;(5)  the defendant had a business office in the foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or(6)  the defendant operated a motor vehicle or airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.(b)  The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in Subsection (a) is not exclusive.  A court of this state may recognize bases of personal jurisdiction other than those listed in Subsection (a) as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.006 (2021)
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.006. Procedure for Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment

Sec. 36A.006.  PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.  (a)  If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition may be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.(b)  If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.007 (2021)
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.007. Effect of Recognition of Foreign-Country Judgment

Sec. 36A.007.  EFFECT OF RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.  If the court in a proceeding under Section 36A.006 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 between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this state would be conclusive; and(2)  enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in this state.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.008 (2021)
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.008. Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal of Foreign-Country Judgment

Sec. 36A.008.  STAY OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPEAL OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT.  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:(1)  the appeal is concluded;(2)  the time for appeal expires; or(3)  the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.009 (2021)
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.009. Statute of Limitations

Sec. 36A.009.  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be brought within the earlier of:(1)  the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country; or(2)  15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.010 (2021)
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.010. Uniformity of Interpretation

Sec. 36A.010.  UNIFORMITY OF INTERPRETATION.  In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to the subject matter of this chapter among states that enact a law based on the uniform act on which this chapter is based.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 36A.011 (2021)
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.011. Saving Clause

Sec. 36A.011.  SAVING CLAUSE.  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.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.001. Definition

Sec. 37.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "person" means an individual, partnership, joint-stock company, unincorporated association or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.002. Short Title, Construction, Interpretation

Sec. 37.002.  SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION.  (a)  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act.(b)  This chapter is remedial;  its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations;  and it is to be liberally construed and administered.(c)  This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.003. Power of Courts to Render Judgment; Form and Effect

Sec. 37.003.  POWER OF COURTS TO RENDER JUDGMENT;  FORM AND EFFECT.  (a)  A court of record within its jurisdiction has power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed.  An action or proceeding is not open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for.(b)  The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and the declaration has the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.(c)  The enumerations in Sections 37.004 and 37.005 do not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in this section in any proceeding in which declaratory relief is sought and a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.004. Subject Matter of Relief

Sec. 37.004.  SUBJECT MATTER OF RELIEF.  (a)  A person interested under a deed, will, written contract, or other writings constituting a contract or whose rights, status, or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract, or franchise may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status, or other legal relations thereunder.(b)  A contract may be construed either before or after there has been a breach.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 22.001, Property Code, a person described by Subsection (a) may obtain a determination under this chapter when the sole issue concerning title to real property is the determination of the proper boundary line between adjoining properties.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.005. Declarations Relating to Trust or Estate

Sec. 37.005.  DECLARATIONS RELATING TO TRUST OR ESTATE.  A person interested as or through an executor or administrator, including an independent executor or administrator, a trustee, guardian, other fiduciary, creditor, devisee, legatee, heir, next of kin, or cestui que trust in the administration of a trust or of the estate of a decedent, an infant, mentally incapacitated person, or insolvent may have a declaration of rights or legal relations in respect to the trust or estate:(1)  to ascertain any class of creditors, devisees, legatees, heirs, next of kin, or others;(2)  to direct the executors, administrators, or trustees to do or abstain from doing any particular act in their fiduciary capacity;(3)  to determine any question arising in the administration of the trust or estate, including questions of construction of wills and other writings;  or(4)  to determine rights or legal relations of an independent executor or independent administrator regarding fiduciary fees and the settling of accounts.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 855, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.0055. Declarations Relating to Liability for Sales and Use Taxes of Another State

Sec. 37.0055.  DECLARATIONS RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR SALES AND USE TAXES OF ANOTHER STATE.  (a)  In this section, "state" includes any political subdivision of that state.(b)  A district court has original jurisdiction of a proceeding seeking a declaratory judgment that involves:(1)  a party seeking declaratory relief that is a business that is:(A)  organized under the laws of this state or is otherwise owned by a resident of this state; or(B)  a retailer registered with the comptroller under Section 151.106, Tax Code; and(2)  a responding party that:(A)  is an official of another state; and(B)  asserts a claim that the party seeking declaratory relief is required to collect sales or use taxes for that state based on conduct of the business that occurs in whole or in part within this state.(c)  A business described by Subsection (b)(1) is entitled to declaratory relief on the issue of whether the requirement of another state that the business collect and remit sales or use taxes to that state constitutes an undue burden on interstate commerce under Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution.(d)  In determining whether to grant declaratory relief to a business under this section, a court shall consider:(1)  the factual circumstances of the business's operations that give rise to the demand by the other state; and(2)  the decisions of other courts interpreting Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 2010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.006. Parties

Sec. 37.006.  PARTIES.  (a)  When declaratory relief is sought, all persons who have or claim any interest that would be affected by the declaration must be made parties.  A declaration does not prejudice the rights of a person not a party to the proceeding.(b)  In any proceeding that involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, the municipality must be made a party and is entitled to be heard, and if the statute, ordinance, or franchise is alleged to be unconstitutional, the attorney general of the state must also be served with a copy of the proceeding and is entitled to be heard.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.007. Jury Trial

Sec. 37.007.  JURY TRIAL.  If a proceeding under this chapter involves the determination of an issue of fact, the issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.008. Court Refusal to Render

Sec. 37.008.  COURT REFUSAL TO RENDER.  The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree if the judgment or decree would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.009. Costs

Sec. 37.009.  COSTS.  In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as are equitable and just.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.010. Review

Sec. 37.010.  REVIEW.  All orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 37.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 37 - Declaratory Judgments|Section 37.011. Supplemental Relief

Sec. 37.011.  SUPPLEMENTAL RELIEF.  Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper.  The application must be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief.  If the application is deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 38.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle C - Judgments|Chapter 38 - Attorney's Fees|Section 38.001. Recovery of Attorney's Fees

Sec. 38.001.  RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.  (a)  In this section, "organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.002, Business Organizations Code.(b)  A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual or organization other than a quasi-governmental entity authorized to perform a function by state law, a religious organization, a charitable organization, or a charitable trust, in addition to the amount of a valid claim and costs, if the claim is for:(1)  rendered services;(2)  performed labor;(3)  furnished material;(4)  freight or express overcharges;(5)  lost or damaged freight or express;(6)  killed or injured stock;(7)  a sworn account; or(8)  an oral or written contract.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 (H.B. 1578), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|