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10 Del. C. § 4782 (2026)

Filing and status of foreign judgments

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A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress, or the statutes of this State, may be filed in the office of any prothonotary of this State. The prothonotary shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the 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 the Superior Court of this State and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner.

65 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  1; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Dealer Servs. Corp. v. Albertson (Del. Super. Ct. 2024).
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Dealer Servs. Corp. v. Albertson (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 6× “21 CONTROLLING JUDGMENT AND EXECUTION LAW The (1) enforceability of this domesticated judgment, (2) Dealer Services’ ability to execute on that judgment, and (3) Dealer Services’ ability to benefit from a judgment lien on real estate depend upon 10 Del.”
Xiaohong Xu v. Jim Cheng, D.M.D. (Del. 2015). · cites it 2× “On April 2, 2014, Cheng domesticated the judgment in the Superior Court in New Castle County under 10 Del. C. § 4782, the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act.”
Deng v. HK Xu Ding Co., Ltd. (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “3 On June 11, 2021, Deng domesticated the New York judgment in Delaware under 10 Del. C. § 4782. HK’s stock certificate is in the custody of the Chinese police, and the parties have not indicated (and presumably do not know) when, if at all, the certificate will be returned to…”
Namdar v. Fried (Del. Ch. 2025). “15 10 Del. C. § 4782. 16 See Pyott v. La. Mun.”
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