Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 16.066 — ACTION ON FOREIGN JUDGMENT

CP § 16.066Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 16. LIMITATIONS · Art. D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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(a)An action on a foreign judgment is barred in this state if the action is barred under the laws of the jurisdiction where rendered.

(b)An action against a person who has resided in this state for 10 years prior to the action may not be brought on a foreign judgment rendered more than 10 years before the commencement of the action in this state.

(c)In this section "foreign judgment" means a judgment or decree rendered in another state or a foreign country.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.