2A:49A-16.3 Applicability.
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3. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, this act shall apply 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 shall 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 shall have the burden of establishing that this act applies to the foreign-country judgment.
L.2017, c.365, s.3.