Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1131
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform foreign-country money judgments recognition act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT (Act 20 of 2008)
Michigan · statute · 20 of 2008, Mich. Comp. Laws · 12 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1132
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Foreign country" means a government other than any of the following: (i) The United States. (ii) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States. (iii) A federally recognized Indian tribe whose tribal court judgments are entitled to recognition and presum…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1133
Applicability of act; scope.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), this act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that both of the following apply: (a) The judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money. (b) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, the judgment is final, conclusive, and enforceable. (2…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1134
Foreign-country judgment; recognition by court; burden for establishing ground for nonrecognition.
(1) 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) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country judgment if any of the following apply: (a) The judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1135
Lack of personal jurisdiction; refusal of recognition prohibited; conditions; bases.
(1) A foreign-country judgment shall not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if any of the following apply: (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 property seized…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1136
Recognition of foreign-country judgment; raising action as original matter; raising action by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense.
(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 issue of recognition may be raised by co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1137
Foreign-country judgment; findings.
If the court in a proceeding under section 6 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 both of the following: (a) Conclusive between the parties to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1138
Appeal; stay of proceedings.
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 to prosecute the appeal and has failed to…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1139
Recognition of foreign-country judgment; commencement of action.
An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment shall be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1140
Applicability and construction of act; promotion of uniformity of law.
In applying and construing this uniform act, a court shall consider the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1141
Recognition of foreign-country judgment under principles of comity.
This act does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment that is not within the scope of this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1142
Applicability of act.
This act applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this act in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised.