N.Y. CPLR § 5303

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5303 Recognition enforcement, and proceedings § 5303. Recognition enforcement, and proceedings. (a) Except as isotherwise provided in section fifty-three hundred four of this articleor any controlling law of the United States, a court of this state shallrecognize a foreign country judgment to which this article applies asconclusive between the parties to the extent that it grants or deniesrecovery of a sum of money.(b) If recognition of a foreign country judgment is sought as anoriginal matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing anaction on the judgment or a motion for summary judgment in lieu ofcomplaint seeking recognition of the foreign country judgment.(c) If recognition of a foreign country judgment is sought in apending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim,cross-claim or affirmative defense.(d) An action to recognize a foreign country judgment must becommenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreigncountry judgment is effective in the foreign country or twenty yearsfrom the date that the foreign country judgment became effective in theforeign country.