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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":377406,"section_number":"8.01-465.13:6","catch_line":"Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-465.13_6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1504991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377405,"identifier":"8.01-465.13:5","token":"8.01\/17.2\/8.01-465.13_5","url":"\/8.01-465.13_5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-465.13_5\/","token":"8.01\/17.2\/8.01-465.13_5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-465.13:5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If recognition of a foreign-country judgment<\/span> is sought as an original matter, the issue<\/span> of recognition shall be raised by filing an action<\/span> seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If recognition of a foreign-country judgment<\/span> is sought in a pending action<\/span>, the issue<\/span> of recognition may be raised by counterclaim<\/span>, cross-claim<\/span>, or affirmative defense<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENT (\u00a7 8.01-465.13:5)\n\nA. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter,\nthe issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition\nof the foreign-country judgment.\n\nB. If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action,\nthe issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or\naffirmative defense.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 462.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}