Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section defines two terms used throughout the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act: “foreign country,” which covers governments other than the United States, its states and territories, and certain other governments subject to full faith and credit analysis, and “foreign-country judgment,” a judgment from a foreign country’s court.
Full Text of § 25-1338
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In the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act:
(1) Foreign country means a government other than:
(A) the United States; (B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
(C) any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
(2) Foreign-country judgment means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
Source
Laws 2021, LB501, § 2.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1338 supplies the vocabulary the rest of the Act relies on. “Foreign country” means a government other than the United States; a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or any other government whose court judgments Nebraska would evaluate under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution rather than under this Act. In short, the Act targets judgments from governments outside the American federal system, not judgments from sister states or other domestic jurisdictions that already receive full faith and credit treatment.
“Foreign-country judgment” is defined as a judgment of a court of a foreign country, relying on the definition of “foreign country” just described. Every later section of the Act that refers to a foreign-country judgment builds on this pairing of definitions to mark the boundary of what counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a “foreign country” under this Act?
A government other than the United States, a U.S. state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession, or another government whose judgments are subject to full faith and credit analysis instead.
Does this Act apply to judgments from other U.S. states?
No. Judgments from other U.S. states fall outside the “foreign country” definition and are handled under full faith and credit principles instead.
What is a “foreign-country judgment”?
A judgment of a court of a foreign country, as “foreign country” is defined by this section.
Where do these definitions apply?
Throughout the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Why does the definition of “foreign country” reference the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
Because judgments from governments whose recognition already turns on that constitutional clause are treated as outside this Act’s definition of “foreign country,” keeping the Act focused on judgments from outside the American federal system.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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