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The "recognition" of a foreign judgment occurs when the court of one country or jurisdiction accepts a judicial decision made by the courts of another "foreign" country or jurisdiction, and issues a judgment in substantially identical terms without rehearing the substance of the original lawsuit.

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.

If the defendant simply does not pay, you may execute on the defendant's property, you may have a garnishment issued against the defendant's assets or wages and you may compel the defendant to come to court for a Hearing on Assets to determine what assets are available.

No real estate shall be sold for the payment of any money or the performance of any contract or agreement in writing, in security for which it may have been pledged or assigned, except in pursuance of a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction ordering such sale.

Registering a Foreign Judgment A Certificate of Judgment form (AO 451) from the U.S. District Court where the judgment originated, or in the alternative, an order from said court directing the Clerk to register such; A certified copy of the judgment from the originating U.S. District Court; and,

In Oklahoma it is crucial to keep in mind the (5) year statute of limitation on your judgment. After that period, if the judgment is not renewed, it cannot legally be recognized in a court of law and can no longer be renewed if renewal period has passed.