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To domesticate a foreign judgment, you will need to obtain a certified copy of the divorce judgment from the country of issue and petition to the New Jersey Superior Court: Family Part through an affidavit to honor and therefore enforce the judgment.

To record a judgment, you should request a Statement for Docketing from the Office of the Special Civil Part in the county where the case was heard. The Statement for Docketing must be filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 971, Trenton, N.J. 08625.

Similarly, if you have received a judgment against a debtor in another state, you can docket it with the Clerk of the Superior Court and attempt to execute on assets held by the debtor in this state. The address for the Superior Court Clerk's Office's Judgment Unit is, P.O Box 971, Trenton, NJ 08625.

A foreign judgment, when conclusive under section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, may be pleaded as a defence as a bar to a suit in India1 provided it is given on the merits2 as prescribed by section 13. 1. Chockalingam v. Duraiswami, AIR 1928 Mad 327 (336).

The New Jersey Judiciary website offers a free judgment lien search for judgments docketed in Trenton where the state maintains its central judgment database. Only judgments identified with a ?J? or judgment number will appear in this database.

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.