Sec. 12-663. Applicability.

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act 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 where rendered, is final, conclusive, and

enforceable.

(b)This Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment 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 Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.