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The creditor must record the judgment lien in the public records office of the city or county where the property is located. In Virginia, a judgment from a circuit court is automatically recorded in the public land records where the circuit court is located. The recorded judgment lasts for a decade and can be renewed.

A foreign judgment is any judgment of a court of any other state in the United States in a civil action which was not obtained by default in appearance or by confession of judgment. (See Section 52-604 of the Connecticut General Statutes; Section 52-605 of the Connecticut General Statutes.)

Enforcement cannot be accomplished by means of letters rogatory in the United States. Under U.S. law, an individual seeking to enforce a foreign judgment, decree or order in this country must file suit before a competent court. The court will determine whether to recognize and enforce the foreign judgment.

Domestication of foreign judgments The holder of a foreign judgment must register the judgment with the clerk of the court in the jurisdiction where the creditor wishes to levy the judgment, and must provide written notice to the judgment debtor.

The process of enforcement for a reciprocating territory is different from the process for a non-reciprocating territory, as follows: Reciprocating territory: the decree holder must file an application for execution of the foreign judgment or decree in the competent Indian court (Order 21 of the CPC).

A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in ance with the act of Congress or the statutes of this Commonwealth may be filed in the office of the clerk of any circuit court of any city or county of this Commonwealth upon payment of the fee prescribed in subdivision A 17 of § 17.1-275.