Section 1C-1852 - Applicability; saving clause(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this Article applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment: (1) Grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and(2) Under the law of the foreign country where rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.(b) This Article does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:(1) A judgment for taxes;(2) A fine or other penalty; or(3) A judgment for alimony, support, or maintenance in matrimonial or family matters.(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this Article applies to the foreign-country judgment.(d) This Article does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment to which this Article does not apply.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1C-1852
Added by 2009 N.C. Sess. Laws 325,s. 2, eff. 10/1/2009.