GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 9. CIVIL PRACTICE |
Chapter 12. VERDICT AND JUDGMENT |
Article 5. GEORGIA FOREIGN MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT |
Section 9-12-111. Definitions
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- As used in this article, the term:
(1) "Foreign judgment" means any judgment of a foreign state granting or denying recovery of a sum of money other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or other penalty, or a judgment for support in matrimonial or family matters.
(2) "Foreign state" means any governmental unit other than:
(A) The United States;
(B) Any state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Ga. L. 1975, p. 479, § 1.