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735 ILCS 5/ 12-666
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§ 12-666 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment
Article XII: Judgments - Enforcement
Part 6: Foreign Judgments and Foreign-Money Claims
Rule Text
(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.
Amendment history: (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)