German Judgments in the U.S.

Germans often have a German judgment and pursuant to German law enforceable judgment from a competent German court.

The question is what this German judgment or order is worth, if the debtor is living in the U.S. and has no or no significant assets in Germany. If the judgment or order is against a person that is living in the U.S., then the recognition and enforcement of the judgment or order is not entirely impossible but can be very difficult because the applicable law is the law of the U.S. state in which the debtor is residing.  Each U.S. state has its own law with respect to the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment or court order.  Some states do not recognize foreign judgments or court orders; others recognize foreign judgments only under very specific conditions.

If you have a German judgment that you want to recognize and enforce in the U.S. please contact us to schedule an initial consultation so we can advise you how to go about it.

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