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Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment in the U.S. 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.

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.

For a non-reciprocating territory, a foreign judgment may be enforced by filing a new suit in an Indian court within a period of three years as specified under the Limitation Act, 1963, commencing from the date on which the judgment was passed by the foreign court.

Once the abstract of judgment has been issued, it may then be filed with the county clerk where the real property is located. County clerks will require a fee in order to record this document into the property records. Check the county clerk's website or contact their office for their current fee schedule.

A foreign judgment can be authenticated ?in ance with an act of congress or a statute of this state,? which then ?may be filed in the office of the clerk of any court of competent jurisdiction of this state.? TEX.

As a creditor, you must file a petition to register a foreign judgment in an Illinois circuit court, which consists of an authenticated copy of the judgment from the state it was entered, an affidavit and a notice of filing.