If the court in a proceeding under § 8.01-465.13:5 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this chapter then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:
§ 8.01-465.13:6.Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment.
Chapter 17.2. Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act · Last amended 2014 · Last verified July 16, 2026
In one sentenceThis section provides that once a Virginia court recognizes a foreign-country judgment, it becomes conclusive between the parties to the same degree a full-faith-and-credit sister-state judgment would be, and becomes enforceable in Virginia in the same manner as a judgment rendered here.
Full Text of § 8.01-465.13:6
1. Conclusive between the parties to the same extent as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in the Commonwealth would be conclusive; and
2. Enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in the Commonwealth.
Plain-English Summary
Recognition is the doorway; this section describes what waits on the other side of it. If a court in a § 8.01-465.13:5 proceeding finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition, then to the extent the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, two consequences follow.
First, the judgment becomes conclusive between the parties to the same extent a sister-state judgment entitled to full faith and credit would be conclusive — closing off relitigation of what the foreign court already decided. Second, the judgment becomes enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in Virginia, opening up the ordinary tools Virginia law gives a judgment creditor.
The result puts a recognized foreign-country judgment on the same practical footing as the sister-state judgments Chapter 17.1 handles more automatically. The path to get there differs — a foreign-country judgment has to survive the standards in § 8.01-465.13:3 first — but once it clears that hurdle, the effect is the same.
Frequently Asked Questions
What triggers the effects described in this section?
A court finding, in a § 8.01-465.13:5 proceeding, that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition.
To what extent does a recognized foreign-country judgment become conclusive?
To the same extent as a judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in Virginia would be conclusive.
How is a recognized foreign-country judgment enforced?
In the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment rendered in Virginia.
Does this section apply to every part of the foreign-country judgment?
Only to the extent the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money.
Which section sets the standards a judgment must meet before it is “entitled to recognition”?
Section 8.01-465.13:3.
Amendment History
2014, c. 462.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Code of Virginia, published by the
Code of Virginia, Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Last verified July 16, 2026.
· Official source
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