§ 25-1357.Relationship to Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026

In one sentenceThis section explains how the two Acts fit together: the Registration Act supplements the Recognition Act, a judgment holder generally must pick one path or the other for the same Canadian judgment, and a narrow exception lets a registrant switch paths after a registration is vacated for a procedural defect.

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(a) The Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act supplements the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act and that act, other than section 25-1342, applies to a registration under the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act.

(b) A person may seek recognition of a Canadian judgment described in section 25-1351 either:

(1) by registration under the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act; or

(2) under section 25-1342. (c) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, a person may not seek recognition in this state of the same judgment or part of a judgment described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 25-1351 with regard to the same person under both the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act and section 25-1342. (d) If the court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely on a ground under subdivision (b)(2) of section 25-1355, the person seeking registration may: (1) if the defect in the registration can be cured, file a new registration under the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act; or (2) seek recognition of the judgment under section 25-1342.

Source

Laws 2021, LB501, § 21.

Cross References

Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, see section 25-1337.

Plain-English Summary

Section 25-1357 is the section that ties the two acts together — it answers the question anyone reading both statutes will eventually ask: how do they relate? The answer starts with subsection (a): the Registration Act supplements the Recognition Act, and the Recognition Act — apart from section 25-1342’s recognition-action procedure — applies to a registration made under the Registration Act. In practice, that means the substantive recognition standards, defenses, and effects built into the Recognition Act carry over into registration, even though registration itself skips the section 25-1342 lawsuit.

Subsection (b) gives the judgment holder a real choice. For a qualifying Canadian judgment, a person may seek recognition either by registering it under the Registration Act or by filing a recognition action under section 25-1342, the general path available for any foreign country’s judgment. Subsection (c) then closes off double-dipping: a person generally can’t seek recognition of the same judgment, or the same part of a judgment, against the same person under both the Registration Act and section 25-1342. Pick one and the other is off the table for that judgment and that party.

Subsection (d) softens that rule in one specific situation. If a court grants a motion to vacate a registration solely because of a registration defect — not because the judgment fails a substantive recognition ground — the registrant isn’t left without recourse. If the defect can be cured, a new registration can be filed under the Registration Act; alternatively, the registrant can instead seek recognition of the judgment under section 25-1342. Either way, a curable paperwork problem doesn’t permanently bar the judgment holder from collecting on a valid Canadian judgment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do the Recognition Act and the Registration Act work together?

The Registration Act supplements the Recognition Act, and the Recognition Act’s provisions — other than the recognition-action procedure in section 25-1342 — apply to registrations made under the Registration Act.

For a Canadian judgment, do I have to register it, or can I still file a recognition lawsuit?

Section 25-1357 lets you choose either path for a qualifying Canadian judgment: registration under the Registration Act or a recognition action under section 25-1342.

Can I try both — register the judgment and also file a recognition lawsuit over the same judgment against the same person?

Generally no. Subsection (c) bars seeking recognition of the same judgment or part of a judgment against the same person under both the Registration Act and section 25-1342.

What if my registration gets vacated because of a paperwork problem, not because the judgment fails to qualify?

If the vacatur rests solely on a registration defect that can be cured, you can file a new registration under the Registration Act, or instead seek recognition of the judgment under section 25-1342.

Why would someone choose registration over filing a recognition lawsuit for a Canadian judgment?

Registration runs through the clerk of court rather than a new lawsuit, making it a faster, more administrative path — that’s the purpose the Registration Act was built to serve for Canadian judgments specifically.

Does choosing recognition under section 25-1342 for a Canadian judgment mean the Registration Act doesn’t apply at all?

Section 25-1342 remains a valid path for a qualifying Canadian judgment under subsection (b); the double-track bar in subsection (c) is what keeps a party from pursuing both routes over the same judgment at once.

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. · Official source

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