N.Y. CPLR § 5402

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 5402 Filing and status of foreign judgments § 5402. Filing and status of foreign judgments. (a) Filing. A copy ofany foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of congressor the statutes of this state may be filed within ninety days of thedate of authentication in the office of any county clerk of the state.The judgment creditor shall file with the judgment an affidavit statingthat the judgment was not obtained by default in appearance or byconfession of judgment, that it is unsatisfied in whole or in part, theamount remaining unpaid, and that its enforcement has not been stayed,and setting forth the name and last known address of the judgmentdebtor.(b) Status of foreign judgments. The clerk shall treat the foreignjudgment in the same manner as a judgment of the supreme court of thisstate. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to thesame procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, orstaying as a judgment of the supreme court of this state and may beenforced or satisfied in like manner.