Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 36A.003
Applicability

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:

(1)

grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and

(2)

under the law of the foreign country in which the judgment is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

(b)

This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money to the extent that the judgment is:

(1)

a judgment for taxes;

(2)

a fine or other penalty; or

(3)

a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

(c)

A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.

Source: Section 36A.003 — Applicability, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­36A.­htm#36A.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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