CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT (§ 8.01-465.13:5)

A. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter,
the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition
of the foreign-country judgment.

B. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action,
the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or
affirmative defense.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 462.