New Hampshire § 524-A-2 - Section 524-A:2 Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments.
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§ 524-A-2. Section 524-A:2 Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments.
A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the act of Congress or the statutes of this state may be filed in the office of the clerk of any district or superior court of this state. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the district or superior court of this state. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of a district or superior court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 524-A-2 ("Section 524-A:2 Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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