Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lets a debtor move, within thirty days of notice, to vacate a Canadian judgment’s registration on the same grounds available to oppose recognition under the Recognition Act or for failing the Registration Act’s own requirements.
Full Text of § 25-1355
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(a) Not later than thirty days after notice under section 25-1354 is served, the person against whom the judgment was registered may motion the court to vacate the registration. The court for cause may provide for a shorter or longer time for filing the motion.
(b) A motion under this section may assert only:
(1) a ground that could be asserted to deny recognition of the judgment under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act; or
(2) a failure to comply with a requirement of the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act for registration of the judgment.
(c) A motion filed under this section does not itself stay enforcement of the registered judgment.
(d) If the court grants a motion under this section, the registration is vacated, and any act under the registration to enforce the registered judgment is void.
(e) If the court grants a motion under this section on a ground under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the court also shall render a judgment denying recognition of the Canadian judgment. A judgment rendered under this subsection has the same effect as a judgment denying recognition to a judgment on the same ground under the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB501, § 19.
Cross References
Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, see section 25-1337.
Plain-English Summary
Registration under this Act moves fast, and section 25-1355 gives the debtor a corresponding fast way to push back. Within thirty days after being served with notice under section 25-1354 — or a shorter or longer period the court allows for cause — the debtor may move the court to vacate the registration.
The motion can’t raise just any objection. It’s limited to two categories: a ground that could be used to deny recognition of the judgment under the Recognition Act, or a failure to comply with the Registration Act’s own requirements for registering the judgment in the first place. Filing the motion doesn’t automatically stop enforcement — the registered judgment stays enforceable unless the debtor separately obtains a stay, which section 25-1356 addresses.
If the court grants the motion, the registration is vacated and any enforcement act taken under it becomes void. When the court grants the motion on a substantive recognition ground, rather than a mere registration defect, it also has to enter a judgment denying recognition of the Canadian judgment outright — a judgment carrying the same force as a denial of recognition entered under the general Recognition Act.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I challenge a Canadian judgment that’s been registered against me?
File a motion to vacate the registration within thirty days after being served with notice, unless the court sets a different deadline for cause.
What grounds can I raise in a motion to vacate?
Only two kinds: a ground that could defeat recognition of the judgment under the Recognition Act, or a failure to meet the Registration Act’s own requirements for registering the judgment.
Does filing the motion automatically stop the judgment holder from collecting?
No. The motion doesn’t by itself stay enforcement; section 25-1356 describes how to separately request a stay while the motion is pending.
What happens if the court grants my motion to vacate?
The registration is vacated, and any act taken to enforce the judgment under that registration becomes void.
If the court grants my motion because the judgment shouldn’t be recognized at all, does that end the matter?
Yes, more formally. The court also enters a judgment denying recognition of the Canadian judgment, carrying the same effect as a denial of recognition under the Recognition Act.
What if the court vacates the registration only because of a paperwork defect, not a recognition problem?
Section 25-1357 addresses that situation, allowing the registering party to file a corrected registration or pursue recognition under section 25-1342 instead.
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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