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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Application of chapter 759 to this Act. This Act supplements the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act and that Act, other than section 8806, applies to a registration under this Act.
2. Options for recognition of Canadian judgment. A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 8903 either:
A. By registration under this Act; or
B. Under section 8806.
3. Recognition under both Acts prohibited. Subject to subsection 4, a person may not seek recognition in this State of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in section 8903, subsection 2 or 3 with regard to the same person under both this Act and the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
4. Vacated registration. If the court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely on a ground under section 8907, subsection 2, paragraph B, the person seeking registration may:
A. If the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under this Act; or
B. Seek recognition of the judgment under the Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 14. Court Procedure--Civil § 8909. Relationship to Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-14-court-procedure-civil/me-rev-st-tit-14-sect-8909/
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