RCW 6.40A.020
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(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(2)of this section, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:
(a)Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and
(b)Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.
(2)This chapter 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:
(a)A judgment for taxes;
(b)A fine or other penalty; or
(c)A judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
(3)A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.
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