Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section gives a registered Canadian judgment the same conclusive and enforceable effect as a recognized foreign judgment, but bars enforcement by sale, seizure, or garnishment until thirty-one days after notice of registration has been served, unless the court sets a different period for cause.
Full Text of § 25-1353
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(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a Canadian judgment registered under section 25-1352 has the same effect provided in section 25-1343 for a judgment a court determines to be entitled to recognition.
(b) A Canadian judgment registered under section 25-1352 may not be enforced by sale or other disposition of property, or by seizure of property or garnishment, until thirty-one days after notice under section 25-1354 of registration is served. The court for cause may provide for a shorter or longer time. This subsection does not preclude use of relief available under law of this state other than the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act to prevent dissipation, disposition, or removal of property.
Source
Laws 2021, LB501, § 17.
Plain-English Summary
Registration under section 25-1352 isn’t just a filing formality — section 25-1353 ties real legal effect to it. Subject to the waiting period described below, a registered Canadian judgment gets the same effect that section 25-1343 gives a judgment a court determines is entitled to recognition: conclusive between the parties, and enforceable the way a Nebraska judgment is enforceable.
That effect comes with a built-in pause on the harshest collection tools. A registered judgment can’t be enforced by selling or otherwise disposing of property, seizing property, or garnishment until thirty-one days after notice of the registration has been served under section 25-1354. The court can shorten or lengthen that window for cause. The pause is narrow, though — it doesn’t stop a judgment holder from seeking other relief available under Nebraska law to keep the debtor from dissipating, disposing of, or moving property in the meantime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Once I register a Canadian judgment, is it immediately as good as a Nebraska judgment?
It gets the same conclusive and enforceable effect a recognized foreign judgment gets under section 25-1343, but the most aggressive enforcement tools are delayed as described below.
How soon can I garnish wages or seize property after registering the judgment?
Generally not until thirty-one days after notice of the registration has been served, unless the court sets a shorter or longer period for cause.
Can the court change the thirty-one-day waiting period?
Yes. The court may provide for a shorter or longer time for cause.
Can I still stop the debtor from moving assets during the waiting period?
Yes. The waiting period on sale, seizure, and garnishment doesn’t preclude other relief available under Nebraska law to prevent dissipation, disposition, or removal of property.
What has to happen before the thirty-one-day clock even starts?
Notice of the registration has to be served on the person against whom the judgment was registered, under the procedure in section 25-1354.
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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