Sec. 36A.003.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:
(1)  grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and
(2)  under the law of the foreign country in which the judgment is rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.
(b)  This chapter does not apply to a foreign-country judgment that grants or denies recovery of a sum of money to the extent that the judgment is:
(1)  a judgment for taxes;
(2)  a fine or other penalty; or
(3)  a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance, or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.
(c)  A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this chapter applies to the foreign-country judgment.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 390 (S.B. 944), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2017.