Definitions.
Ala. Code § 6-9-251
in effect6-9-251. Definitions.
In this article:
(1) “Foreign country” means a government other than:
a. the United States;
b. a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
c. any other government with regard to which the decision in this state as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government’s courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
(2) “Foreign-country judgment” means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.
(Act 2012-470, p. 1296, §2.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama#6-9-251Fetched: 10/20/2026