658F-6 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.

HI Rev Stat § 658F-6 (2019) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

§658F-6 Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment. (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. [L 2009, c 34, pt of §1]