Section 39-4D-3 - Application. - New Mexico Statutes

39-4D-3. Application.

A.     Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the foreign-country 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.     The Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the foreign-country 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.     The party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act applies to the foreign-country judgment.