How To Domesticate a Foreign Judgment In Colorado
By DouglasTurner.com • Nov 10th, 2011 • Category: Colorado Collection Law, Foreign Judgment Domestication ColoradoTo domesticate a foreign judgment in Colorado is relatively simple so long as the Colorado judgment debtor does not contest the process. Colorado follows the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act when domesticating a sister state judgment.
To domesticate a foreign judgment in Colorado requires an authenticated copy of the sister state judgment. That sister state judgment along with an affidavit in support of the foreign judgment and a notice of filing foreign judgment is filed with the appropriate Colorado court.
If no objection is filed by the Colorado debtor, the Colorado court will enter the foreign judgment in Colorado. From there, the Colorado Court has the ability to reopen, vacate, enforce, stay or satisfy the judgment originally entered in a sister state.
We have domesticated many Colorado judgments in sister states. We know from experience how hard and frustrating it can be to find good lawyers at a reasonable cost to domesticate a foreign judgment. For that reason, we will domesticate a foreign judgment in Colorado for as little as $450 plus Colorado filing fees and costs (about $200.00). We will also consider domesticating a foreign judgment in Colorado on a costs plus a contingent fee basis. If you would like to know more, please give us a call.
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Based on 2011 Colorado and Federal law. Consult legal counsel before acting on any information contained in this column.
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