Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 1710.10 (2026)

As used in this chapter:

(a)“Judgment creditor” means the person or persons who can bring an action to enforce a sister state judgment.

(b)“Judgment debtor” means the person or persons against whom an action to enforce a sister state judgment can be brought.

(c)“Sister state judgment” means that part of any judgment, decree, or order of a court of a state of the United States, other than California, which requires the payment of money, but does not include a support order as defined in Section 155 of the Family Code.