Ala. Code § 6-9-251 (2026)

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.)