Iowa Code
Chapter 626B - UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT
Section 626B.103 - Applicability.

626B.103 Applicability.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that all of the following apply to the judgment:
a. It grants or denies recovery of a sum of money.
b. Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, it 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 any of the following:
a. A judgment for taxes.
b. A fine or other penalty.
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.
2010 Acts, ch 1053, §3, 12

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